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A comparison of post-stroke hypertension medication use between US Stroke Belt and Non-Stroke Belt residents.
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Hypertension; Jun2021, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p1260-1263, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Although hypertension is a contributing factor to higher stroke occurrence in the Stroke Belt, little is known about post-stroke hypertension medication use in Stroke Belt residents. Through the use of national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys from 2015, 2017, and 2019; we compared unadjusted and adjusted estimates of post-stroke hypertension medication use by Stroke Belt residence status. Similar levels of post-stroke hypertension medication use were observed between Stroke Belt residents (OR: 1.09, 95% CI: 0.89, 1.33) and non-Stroke Belt residents. After adjustment, Stroke Belt residents had 1.14 times the odds of post-stroke hypertension medication use (95% CI: 0.92, 1.41) compared to non-Stroke Belt residents. Findings from this study suggest that there is little difference between post-stroke hypertension medication use between Stroke Belt and non-Stroke Belt residents. However, further work is needed to assess whether use of other non-medicinal methods of post-stroke hypertension control differs by Stroke Belt residence status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HYPERTENSION epidemiology
HYPERTENSION
STROKE
RISK assessment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15246175
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Hypertension
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150674372
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14213