Latino-White Disparities in Identification and Control of Elevated Blood Pressure Among Adults With Hypertension.
David BostonJun HwangJennifer A LucasMiguel MarinoZoe LarsonEvelyn SunSophia GiebultowiczDanielle M CrookesCarlos J RodriguezJohn HeintzmanPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
In a large retrospective study of community health center patients with incident hypertension, the expected disparities in hypertension management between Spanish-preferring Latino, English-preferring Latino, and non-Latino White patients were not identified. These findings add to the hypertension control cascade by examining robust electronic health record data from community health centers and may provide clues to reducing disparities in hypertension management.