Key result
A review of data highlights persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the United States, with a higher percentage of Black versus White adults having uncontrolled blood pressure.
Why the study?
Most US adults with hypertension have uncontrolled blood pressure, with documented racial disparities showing a higher percentage among Black versus White adults.
This review highlights the persistent racial disparities in blood pressure control among US adults and discusses approaches to achieving blood pressure equity.
Racial BP control disparities may warrant clinical vigilance; leaves open socioeconomic drivers and requires longitudinal confirmation.
Despite the availability of multiple classes of effective antihypertensive medication, most US adults with hypertension have uncontrolled blood pressure (BP), defined by the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology BP guideline as systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 80 mmHg. Disparities have been documented in the US for several decades, with a higher percentage of US Black versus US White adults having uncontrolled BP. In this article, we review data on the prevalence of uncontrolled BP among racial and ethnic groups in the US and approaches to achieving BP equity.
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Hardy et al. (2026) conducted a review in Hypertension. Racial and ethnic disparities was evaluated on Prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure. A review of data highlights persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the United States, with a higher percentage of Black versus White adults having uncontrolled blood pressure.
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