Open AccessThe Association between Hypertension and Race/Ethnicity among Breast Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Michelle Williams,
Bettina M. Beech,
Derek M. Griffith,
Roland J. Thorpe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2197-3792
pISSN - 2196-8837
DOI - 10.1007/s40615-020-00741-7
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , obesity , national health and nutrition examination survey , blood pressure , cancer , marital status , diabetes mellitus , poisson regression , epidemiology , demography , environmental health , population , endocrinology , sociology
Hypertension is a significant, modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). African American women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer have a significantly higher risk of premature death due to CVD. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between hypertension and race/ethnicity among breast cancer survivors using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-2014.