| Socioeconomic status in the epidemiology and treatment of hypertension. | |
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PMID: 2490834 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The association of socioeconomic status (SES), as indexed by educational achievement, with the prevalence, prognosis, and efficacy of treatment of hypertension in the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program (HDFP) was reviewed. The prevalence of hypertension varied inversely with SES during the screening program initiated to identify HDFP eligibles in 14 communities in 1973-1974. There was a strong inverse gradient of 5-year all-cause mortality with SES among the hypertensive participants referred to usual care in the HDFP. The association of mortality with SES among hypertensive subjects was eliminated by the HDFP stepped-care program. A large portion of the efficacy of the HDFP was associated with in-trial blood pressure control. Inasmuch as these results are generalizable to the nation, a large fraction of hypertension-associated morbidity and mortality in the United States was related to lower SES in the 1970s, before widespread implementation of programs resulting in increased awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension. |
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Authors:
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H A Tyroler |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hypertension Volume: 13 ISSN: 0194-911X ISO Abbreviation: Hypertension Publication Date: 1989 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-08-26 Completed Date: 1991-08-26 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906255 Medline TA: Hypertension Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: I94-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599. |
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Adult African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use Blood Pressure / drug effects Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality Educational Status European Continental Ancestry Group Follow-Up Studies Humans Hypertension / drug therapy, epidemiology* Male Middle Aged North Carolina / epidemiology Prevalence Prognosis Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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