Prevalence of hypertension increases with neighborhood disadvantage

The prevalence of hypertension increases with neighborhood disadvantage, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open. Madeleine M. Blazel, from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and colleagues examined spatial patterns of hypertension diagnosis and treatment by neighborhood socioeconomic position and racial and ethnic composition. Geocoded electronic health record data were linked to the area deprivation index (ADI) at the U.S. Census Block Group level (neighborhood). Data were analyzed for 56,387 adults across 1,157 neighborhoods. The researchers observed a gradient of hypertension prevalence across ADI quintiles, with a higher hypertension Read More