Does Socioeconomic Status or Acculturation Modify the Association Between Ethnicity and Hypertension Treatment Before Stroke? | Zendy

Deborah A. Levine | Zendy; Lewis B. Morgenstern | Zendy; Kenneth M. Langa | Zendy; Lesli E. Skolarus | Zendy; Melinda A. Smith | Zendy; Lynda D. Lisabeth | Zendy

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Does Socioeconomic Status or Acculturation Modify the Association Between Ethnicity and Hypertension Treatment Before Stroke?

Author(s) -

Deborah A. Levine,

Lewis B. Morgenstern,

Kenneth M. Langa,

Lesli E. Skolarus,

Melinda A. Smith,

Lynda D. Lisabeth

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.003051

Subject(s) - medicine , acculturation , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , demography , logistic regression , population , gerontology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , sociology , anthropology , engineering

Socioeconomic status and acculturation may modify the association between ethnicity and hypertension treatment before stroke. We assessed prestroke treatment of hypertension by ethnicity, education (proxy for socioeconomic status), and English proficiency (EP; proxy for acculturation) in a population-based stroke surveillance project.

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