Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood pressure control.

Valy Fontil; Lucia Pacca; Brandon K Bellows; Elaine C. Khoong; Charles E McCulloch; Mark Pletcher; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

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Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood pressure control.

December 22, 2021

Fontil V, Pacca L, Bellows BK, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(2):204-212.

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Racial and ethnic inequities are increasingly being linked to health disparities. This study of more than 16,000 patients explored the association between race and ethnicity and blood pressure control. Findings suggest racial and ethnic inequities in treatment intensification may be associated with more than 20% of observed racial or ethnic disparities in blood pressure control.

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