Blood Pressure

Data on blood pressure described by researchers at Medical University of South Carolina

Published in Hematology Week, November 22nd, 2010

"We examined actions to control high blood pressure (HBP) and health-care provider recommendations for blood pressure control among adults by racial/ethnic group and rural/urban residence. We examined data from 45,024 participants with HBP in the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey," scientists writing in the journal Public Health Reports report.

"We used multiple logistic regression analyses to assess the independent association between current actions to control HBP and health-care provider recommendations for blood pressure control by race/ethnicity and rural/urban status after accounting for confounders. Black people, regardless of...

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Source: Hematology Week (2010-11-22)

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