Race, Education and Prevalence of Hypertension12

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Population

158,906 adults from 14 U.S. communities participating in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program

Design

Cross-sectional

Discussion

Racial hypertension disparities persist beyond education; leaves open contributions from unmeasured social factors in observational data.

Population

158,906 adults from 14 U.S. communities participating in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program (HDFP)

Outcome

Prevalence of hypertension (defined as diastolic BP ≥ 95 mm Hg or diastolic BP < 95 mm Hg while currently taking antihypertensive medication)

Educational differences do not fully account for the higher prevalence of hypertension observed in black adults compared to white adults.

A 1977 study studied this question.

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