| The role of parental history of hypertension in predicting hypertension risk factors in Black Americans. | |
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PMID: 20592060 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: Black Americans have the highest prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in the United States. HTN has multiple contributors including hereditary, social, psychological, and lifestyle factors. The purpose of this study was to compare HTN risk factors in Black Americans with and without parental history of HTN. DESIGN: Using a descriptive-correlational design, a secondary analysis was conducted with data from 211 participants (64 men and 147 women) between 25 and 79 years of age. FINDINGS: Parental history of HTN, body mass index (BMI), age, gender, and income explained almost 25% (R(2) = .249) of the variance in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 15% (R(2) = .152) of the variance in diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Neither SBP (t = 1.921, p = .056) nor DBP (t = .993, p = .332) differed significantly based on parental history of HTN, although those with parental history of HTN (n = 102) were significantly younger (t = 3.955, p = .001). BMI was significantly related to blood pressure (BP) (b = 1.323, p <. 001). Conclusion: Parental history of HTN was not strongly associated with HTN risk factors or BP in this sample. Practice IMPLICATIONS: Regardless of family history, clinicians should implement strategies that target obesity in Black Americans who are at high risk for developing HTN. |
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Debra J Barksdale; Esther Metiko |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-30 |
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Title: Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society / Transcultural Nursing Society Volume: 21 ISSN: 1552-7832 ISO Abbreviation: J Transcult Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-24 Completed Date: 2011-02-02 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9001407 Medline TA: J Transcult Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 306-13 Citation Subset: N |
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The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460, USA. djbarksdale@unc.edu |
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Adult African Americans* Aged Family Health* Female Humans Hypertension / ethnology*, genetics Male Medical History Taking Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Obesity / ethnology Poverty Regression Analysis Risk Factors United States / epidemiology |
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