Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors
Tran PM, Tran LT, Zhu C, Chang T, Powers IP, Goldstein LB, Lichtman JH. Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e026678. PMID: 35862140, PMCID: PMC9375512, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.026678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS stroke survivorsAntihypertensive medication useAntihypertensive useStroke survivorsLifestyle characteristicsMedication useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyUrban residenceSurvey-weighted logistic regressionRural stroke survivorsSurvey-weighted prevalenceHigh smoking prevalenceRecurrent strokeHypertension prevalenceSmoking prevalenceRural residentsRural residenceHypertensionReported historyLogistic regressionSurvivorsGeographic disparitiesSystem surveyPrevalenceSignificant increase