Hypertension Prevalence among Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican Background: A Transnational Comparison of HCHS/SOL and ENPREFAR-HAS-17.
Luisa AlvarezAyana K April-SandersPriscilla Duran LucianoUn Jung LeeKatrina SwettCesar J HerreraDonaldo ColladoRobert C KaplanFranklyn Gonzalez IiMartha L DaviglusOlga L Garcia-BedoyaTali ElfassyNeil SchneidermanKrista M PerreiraGregory A TalaveraLeonor CorsinoCarlos J RodriguezPublished in: Global heart (2024)
Variations in social, lifestyle/behavioral, and clinical characteristics associated with hypertension among Dominicans in the US and DR were identified, suggesting that social context and cultural factors matter among immigrant populations.