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Trends 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
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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 control