Risk factors of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension in primary care patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study
The results of this study suggest that undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension is prevalent in primary care. Critical risk factors for undiagnosed hypertension include younger age, Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, very high LDL-c, low comorbidity scores, and self-pay or medicaid insurance. For uncontrolled hypertension, geriatric populations, males, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, and Black/African Americans, continue to experience greater burdens than their counterparts. Substantial efforts are needed to strengthen hypertension diagnosis and to develop tailored hypertension management programs in primary care, focusing on these populations.
Authors
- Dominik Ose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5079-2152)
- Emmanuel Adediran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-2485)
- Robert E. Owens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-2750)
- John Stuligross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-8289)
- Elena Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-7617)
- Danielle Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8714-9294)
- Jing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7223-2909)
- Andrew Curtin
Institutions
- Intermountain Healthcare (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
- Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02511-4
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.42
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Utah Department of Health