Why the study?
Racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of hypertension and related morbidity and mortality compared to whites, prompting evaluation of care and outcome disparities among health center patients.
Are there racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension management and outcomes among patients served by US health centers?
Population
Patients from the 2014 Health Center Patient Survey
Comparison
Hypertension care and outcomes across racial and ethnic minority groups vs whites
Design
Survey-based cross-sectional study using multilevel logistic regression
Authors
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Disparities in hypertension ED visits persist despite counseling; hypothesis-generating for targeted strategies to close medication gaps in American Indian/Alaska Natives.
Are there racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension management and outcomes among patients served by US health centers?
Despite successes in hypertension management counseling for racial/ethnic minorities at US health centers, significant disparities remain in adverse hypertension outcomes such as ED visits.
Sripipatana et al. (2019) studied this question.
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