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Understanding the Differences in Pulse Pressure in two Minority Groups: Haitians & Cubans
Author(s) -
Huffman Fatma G.,
Zarini Gustavo G.,
Exebio Joel C.,
Nelson Evanne,
Pinzon Natalia,
Negron Jenesis,
Morgan Virginia,
Ortiz Neda R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.932.5
Subject(s) - logistic regression , medicine , confounding , type 2 diabetes , pulse pressure , diabetes mellitus , demography , descriptive statistics , blood pressure , endocrinology , statistics , sociology , mathematics
Differences in pulse pressure (PP) among Cuban (n=367) and Haitian (n=234) Americans with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) was investigated. Participants were recruited from Miami‐Dade and Broward Counties, FL. Blood pressure was measured twice and averaged to calculate PP. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, ANOVA and logistic regression, controlling for age, gender, BMI, and hypertension medication(s). Haitians had higher PP (55.1±16.9) than Cubans (50.8±13.0) (p=.001). Haitians with T2D had significantly higher PP (56.5±17.4) than Cubans with (52.9±12.4, p=.035) and without T2D (48.7±13.3, p=.001). Cubans with T2D had higher PP than those without (p=.006). Haitians without T2D (53.8±16.3) had higher PP than Cubans without T2D (48.7±13.3, p=.003). Logistic regression analysis indicated that Haitians were more likely to have abnormal PP when compare to Cubans (OR=2.23, p=.001, 95 CI 1.53 to 3.27). After adjusting for confounders, Haitians were more likely to have abnormal PP than Cubans (OR=4.83, p=.001, 95 CI 2.98 to 7.83). In this study, ethnicity and diabetes status played an important role in PP levels which may be a predictor of future cardiovascular events. Supported by a grant from NIH/SCORE.