2021
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra LS, Massey D, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018. Hypertension 2021, 79: 207-217. PMID: 34775785, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive medication usePoor hypertension controlOverall treatment rateLow control rateHypertension controlHypertension awarenessMedication useControl rateHispanic individualsEthnic differencesTreatment ratesBlack individualsGuideline-recommended medicationsBlood pressure controlWhite individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLow awareness rateAntihypertensive medicationsHypertensive peopleExamination SurveyIntensive medicationNational HealthAwareness rateEthnic disparitiesPressure controlTrends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdults
2018
Gender Differences in Patient‐Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Okunrintemi V, Valero‐Elizondo J, Patrick B, Salami J, Tibuakuu M, Ahmad S, Ogunmoroti O, Mahajan S, Khan SU, Gulati M, Nasir K, Michos ED. Gender Differences in Patient‐Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e010498. PMID: 30561253, PMCID: PMC6405598, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAtherosclerosisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHealth-related qualityBackground Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLower health-related qualityAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePatient experienceCardiovascular diseaseHealth outcomesPoor patient-provider communicationImportant public health implicationsSelf-reported patient experienceNinth Revision codesPatient-centered outcomesPatient-reported outcomesPatient-provider communicationThird of deathsPoor perceptionPoor patient experiencePositive patient experiencePublic health implicationsMedical Expenditure PanelPerception of healthGender-specific differencesRepresentative US sampleGender differencesASCVD patients