Donna Shelley|Tuo Yen Tseng|Howard Andrews|Joseph Ravenell|David Wormser|Pâmela Ferrari|Aarón Cohen|Mari Millery|Helene Kopal
Predictors of Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensives in Community Health Centers
New York University|New York University|Columbia University|New York University|Open Door Family Medical Center|Open Door Family Medical Center|Open Door Family Medical Center|Columbia University|Primary Care Development Corporation
correlates blood pressure bp control among hypertensive individuals access care communitybased healthcare settings poorly characterized particularly among minority immigrant populationsusing data extracted electronic medical records four federally qualified health centers new york investigated correlates hypertension htn control crosssectional analyses sample consisted adult nonobstetric patients diagnosis htn clinic visit june 2007 october 2008 n 2585fortynine percent hypertensive patients controlled bp last visit blacks higher prevalence htn b 328 w 162 h 115 less likely controlled bp b 422 w 509 h 508 compared hispanics whites medication intensification differ raceethnicity multivariate analyses higher body mass index bmi black race diabetes fewer clinical encounters male gender associated poor bp control however applied seventh report joint national committee jnc 7 definition bp control nondiabetic patients systolic blood pressure sbp 140 diastolic blood pressure dbp 90 patients htn found difference bp control without diabetesblacks poorer htn control compared whites hispanics significant discrepancies bp control hypertensive patients without diabetes may related lack provider adherence jnc 7 guidelines define bp control population 13080 research needed understand racial disparities bp control well factors influencing clinicians management bp among patients diabetes