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Joseph NT, Peterson LM. The social status adversity and health in daily life moments study: ecological momentary assessment and ambulatory health assessments to examine meaning and mechanisms. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:402. [PMID: 39030651 PMCID: PMC11264941 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND African Americans and those of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are at disproportionate risk for hypertension- and cardiovascular-disease-related mortality relative to their counterparts. Progress in reducing these disparities is slowed by the facts that these disparities are difficult to mitigate in older adults and early origins of these disparities are poorly understood. The Social Status Adversity and Health in Daily Life Moments Study aims to precisely understand the proximal cognitive-emotional mechanisms by which unique social exposures disproportionately impacting these populations influence blood pressure (BP) parameters early in the lifespan and determine which individuals are more at risk. METHODS The study uses ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring to assess race- and SES-based factors as they manifest in daily life moments alongside simultaneously manifesting cognitive-emotional states and ABP. A sample of 270 healthy African Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 is being recruited to complete two periods of 2-day, 2-night hourly ABP monitoring alongside hourly EMA assessments of socioeconomic strain, unfair treatment, and neighborhood strain during the waking hours. ABP data will be used to calculate ecologically valid measures of BP reactivity, variability, and nocturnal dipping. Other measures include actigraphy equipment worn during the monitoring period and comprehensive assessment of behavioral and psychosocial risk and resilience factors. Multilevel and multiple linear regression analyses will examine which momentary social adversity exposures and cognitive-emotional reactions to these exposures are associated with worse BP parameters and for whom. DISCUSSION This is the first time that this research question is approached in this manner. The Social Status Adversity and Health in Daily Life Moments Study will identify the cognitive-emotional mechanisms by which the most impactful race- and SES-based exposures influence multiple BP parameters in African American emerging adults. Further, it will identify those most at risk for the health impacts of these exposures. Achievement of these aims will shape the field's ability to develop novel interventions targeting reduction of these exposures and modification of reactions to these exposures as well as attend to those subpopulations most needing intervention within the African American emerging adult population.
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- Nataria T Joseph
- Department of Psychology, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, 90263, USA.
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Abreu TC, Mackenbach JD, Heuvelman F, Schoonmade LJ, Beulens JW. Associations between dimensions of the social environment and cardiometabolic risk factors: Systematic review and meta-analysis. SSM Popul Health 2024; 25:101559. [PMID: 38148999 PMCID: PMC10749911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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Aim The social environment (SE), including social contacts, norms and support, is an understudied element of the living environment which impacts health. We aim to comprehensively summarize the evidence on the association between the SE and risk factors of cardiometabolic disease (CMD). Methods We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis based on studies published in PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection from inception to 16 February 2021. Studies that used a risk factor of CMD, e.g., HbA1c or blood pressure, as outcome and social environmental factors such as area-level deprivation or social network size as independent variables were included. Titles and abstracts were screened in duplicate. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Data appraisal and extraction were based on the study protocol published in PROSPERO. Data were synthesized through vote counting and meta-analyses. Results From the 7521 records screened, 168 studies reported 1050 associations were included in this review. Four meta-analyses based on 24 associations suggested that an unfavorable social environment was associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic risk factors, with three of them being statistically significant. For example, individuals that experienced more economic and social disadvantage had a higher "CVD risk scores" (OR = 1.54, 95%CI: 1.35 to 1.84). Of the 458 associations included in the vote counting, 323 (71%) pointed towards unfavorable social environments being associated with higher CMD risk. Conclusion Higher economic and social disadvantage seem to contribute to unfavorable CMD risk factor profiles, while evidence for other dimensions of the social environment is limited.
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- Taymara C. Abreu
- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
- Upstream Team, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
- Upstream Team, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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- University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
- Upstream Team, the Netherlands
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
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Neubert M, Süssenbach P, Euteneuer F. Subjective social status and nocturnal blood pressure dipping. J Psychosom Res 2022; 163:111065. [PMID: 36327531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Low social status has been linked to cardiovascular disease. Subjective social status (SSS), which represents one's perceived position in a social hierarchy, has been suggested to predict health outcomes beyond objective measures of socioeconomic status. The present study examined if lower SSS is related to reduced nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a community sample of 53 healthy adults underwent 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring. All participants provided information on SSS and objective measures of socioeconomic status (i.e., education, occupation, and income). SSS was measured in comparison to others in the country (national SSS) as well as in comparison to one's social environment (local SSS) using the German versions of the MacArthur Scales. RESULTS Analyses found that participants with low local SSS exhibited attenuated nocturnal diastolic blood pressure dipping (β = 0.29, 95% CI [0.01, 0.57], p = .043) and mean arterial pressure dipping (β = 0.29, 95% CI [0.01, 0.57], p = .041). These associations remained significant after adjusting for objective socioeconomic status. No significant associations between national SSS and cardiovascular measures were observed. CONCLUSION In conclusion, one's perceived social position in the social environment (i.e., local SSS) is associated with nocturnal BP dipping. Therefore, local SSS may be an important psychosocial factor linking social inequality and cardiovascular health.
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- Marie Neubert
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany.
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- Department for Human Resources/Health/Social Sciences, Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (University of Applied Sciences), Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany; Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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van Nieuwenhuizen BP, de Goede P, Tan HL, van den Born BJ, Kunst A. Is there an association between socioeconomic status and the degree of diurnal variation in heart rate? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND PREVENTION 2021; 11:200118. [PMID: 34918012 PMCID: PMC8645920 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2021.200118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disruption in circadian rhythms is associated with cardiovascular disease and may play a role in socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease prevalence. However, it is unclear whether low SES is associated with a lower diurnal rhythm in autonomic activity markers. We investigated the association between SES and the amplitude of the daily fluctuation of heart rate. METHODS We included data of 450 participants of a HELIUS sub-study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Participants wore an Actiheart monitor (CamNtech), a chest-worn monitor which measures heart rate every 15 s for several days. Cosinor analysis was performed on the time series of heart rate within each participant. We analyzed the association between the cosinor parameters (amplitude, midline and peak time of the diurnal HR rhythm) and SES indicators (education, occupational class and a proxy of income) in multivariate linear regression models, adjusting for age, sex and ethnicity. RESULTS There was a clear diurnal rhythm in the average heart rates, with a peak between noon and 18:00 and a trough between 04:00 and 06:00. This rhythm was present for all categories of education, occupation and income proxy. The estimates for the cosinor parameters did not differ consistently and significantly between categories of education, occupation or income proxy. CONCLUSIONS We did not find any consistent evidence to support our hypothesis of a diminished amplitude in the diurnal variation of heart rate in individuals with lower SES. Future studies should explore SES differences in the diurnal variation in markers of autonomic activity other than heart rate.
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- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), An Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Mwasongwe S, Min YI, Booth JN, Katz R, Sims M, Correa A, Young B, Muntner P. Masked hypertension and kidney function decline: the Jackson Heart Study. J Hypertens 2018; 36:1524-1532. [PMID: 29601413 PMCID: PMC5990961 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension diagnosed by blood pressure (BP) measured in the clinic is associated with rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD). The extent to which hypertension defined using out-of-clinic BP measurements is associated with these outcomes is unclear. METHODS We evaluated the association of any masked hypertension (daytime SBP/DBP ≥ 135/85 mmHg, night-time SBP/DBP ≥ 120/70 mmHg or 24-h SBP/DBP ≥ 130/80 mmHg) with RKFD and incident CKD among 676 African-Americans in the Jackson Heart Study with clinic-measured SBP/DBP less than 140/90 mmHg who completed ambulatory BP monitoring in 2000-2004. RKFD was defined as a decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at least 30% and incident CKD was defined as development of eGFR less than 60 ml/min per 1.73 m with an at least 25% decline in eGFR between 2000-2004 and 2009-2013. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 57.6 years, 28.8% were men and 52.7% had any masked hypertension. After a median follow-up of 8 years, 13.8 and 8.6% of participants had RKFD and incident CKD, respectively. In unadjusted analyses, masked hypertension was associated with an increased odds for incident CKD [odds ratio (OR) 2.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22, 3.97]. This association remained statistically significant after adjustment for demographic characteristics, baseline eGFR and albumin-to-creatinine ratio (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.04, 3.67) but was eliminated after propensity score adjustment (OR 1.62, 95% CI 0.87, 3.00). There was no association between masked hypertension and RKFD. CONCLUSION Masked hypertension may be associated with the development of CKD in African-Americans.
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, Mississippi
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington
- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Mwasongwe SE, Fülöp T, Katz R, Musani SK, Sims M, Correa A, Flessner MF, Young BA. Relation of uric acid level to rapid kidney function decline and development of kidney disease: The Jackson Heart Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2018; 20:775-783. [PMID: 29450959 PMCID: PMC6022371 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Whether elevated uric acid (UA) is an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not well established. The authors evaluated the relationship of UA with rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) and incident CKD among 3702 African Americans (AAs) in the Jackson Heart Study with serum UA levels measured at baseline exam (2000-2004). RKFD was defined as ≥ 30% eGFR loss and incident CKD as development of eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 with a ≥ 25% decline in eGFR between baseline and exam 3 (2009-2013). RKFD and CKD were found in 11.4% and 7.5% of the participants, respectively. In a fully adjusted model, the odds of RKFD (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.25-2.49) and incident CKD (OR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.31-3.06) were significantly higher among participants in the top UA quartile vs bottom quartile. In the JHS, elevated UA was significantly associated with RKFD and incident CKD.
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- Department of MedicineDivision of NephrologyMedical University of South CarolinaCharlestonSCUSA
- Medical ServicesRalph H. Johnson VA Medical CenterCharlestonSCUSA
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- Division of NephrologyKidney Research InstituteUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWAUSA
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- Jackson Heart StudyUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMSUSA
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- Jackson Heart StudyUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMSUSA
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- Jackson Heart StudyUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMSUSA
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- Division of NephrologyKidney Research InstituteUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWAUSA
- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care CenterSeattleWAUSA
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Zullig LL, Diamantidis CJ, Bosworth HB, Bhapkar MV, Barnhart H, Oakes MM, Pendergast JF, Miller JJ, Patel UD. Racial differences in nocturnal dipping status in diabetic kidney disease: Results from the STOP-DKD (Simultaneous Risk Factor Control Using Telehealth to Slow Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease) study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2017; 19:1327-1335. [PMID: 28834119 PMCID: PMC5722697 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While racial variation in ambulatory blood pressure (BP) is known, patterns of diurnal dipping in the context of diabetic kidney disease have not been well defined. The authors sought to determine the association of race with nocturnal dipping status among participants with diabetic kidney disease enrolled in the STOP-DKD (Simultaneous Risk Factor Control Using Telehealth to Slow Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease) trial. The primary outcome was nocturnal dipping-percent decrease in average systolic BP from wake to sleep-with categories defined as reverse dippers (decrease <0%), nondippers (0%-<10%), and dippers (≥10%). Twenty-four-hour ambulatory BP monitoring was completed by 108 participants (54% were nondippers, 24% were dippers, and 22% were reverse dippers). In adjusted models, the common odds of reverse dippers vs nondippers/dippers and reverse dippers/nondippers vs dippers was 2.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.2-5.8) times higher in blacks than in whites. Without ambulatory BP monitoring data, interventions that target BP in black patients may be unable to improve outcomes in this high-risk group.
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- Leah L. Zullig
- Center of Excellence for Health Services Research in Primary CareDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Division of General Internal MedicineDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Center of Excellence for Health Services Research in Primary CareDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Division of General Internal MedicineDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
- Department of Psychiatry and School of NursingDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Division of General Internal MedicineDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Division of General Internal MedicineDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Division of NephrologyDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
- Gilead SciencesSan FranciscoCAUSA
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Butler MJ, Tanner RM, Muntner P, Shimbo D, Bress AP, Shallcross AJ, Sims M, Ogedegbe G, Spruill TM. Adherence to antihypertensive medications and associations with blood pressure among African Americans with hypertension in the Jackson Heart Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 11:581-588.e5. [PMID: 28895842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to test the association between a self-report measure of 24-hour adherence to antihypertensive medication and blood pressure (BP) among African Americans. The primary analysis included 3558 Jackson Heart Study participants taking antihypertensive medication who had adherence data for at least one study examination. Nonadherence was defined by self-report of not taking one or more prescribed antihypertensive medications, identified during pill bottle review, in the past 24 hours. Nonadherence and clinic BP were assessed at Exam 1 (2000-2004), Exam 2 (2005-2008), and Exam 3 (2009-2013). Associations of nonadherence with clinic BP and uncontrolled BP (systolic BP ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg) were evaluated using unadjusted and adjusted linear and Poisson repeated measures regression models. The prevalence of nonadherence to antihypertensive medications was 25.4% at Exam 1, 28.7% at Exam 2, and 28.5% at Exam 3. Nonadherence was associated with higher systolic BP (3.38 mm Hg) and diastolic BP (1.47 mm Hg) in fully adjusted repeated measures analysis. Nonadherence was also associated with uncontrolled BP (prevalence ratio = 1.26; 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.37). This new self-report measure may be useful for identifying nonadherence to antihypertensive medication in future epidemiologic studies.
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- Mark J Butler
- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Psychosocial correlates of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in the Jackson Heart Study. J Hum Hypertens 2017; 31:486. [PMID: 28588315 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2017.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2016.100.
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Collins TC, Slovut DP, Newton R, Johnson WD, Larrivee S, Patterson J, Johnston JA, Correa A. Ideal cardiovascular health and peripheral artery disease in African Americans: Results from the Jackson Heart Study. Prev Med Rep 2017; 7:20-25. [PMID: 28593118 PMCID: PMC5447374 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We sought to determine the association of Life's Simple Seven (LSS) with peripheral artery disease (PAD) in African Americans. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data (2000-2004) from subjects participating in the Jackson Heart Study. African American men and women (N = 4403) age 35-84 years participated in the study. PAD was defined by an ankle-brachial index (ABI) of < 0.9. We assessed frequency of LSS (body mass index [BMI], blood pressure, total cholesterol, glucose, dietary habits, physical activity, and smoking) among participants with and without PAD. LSS variables were categorized as ideal, intermediate, or poor to indicate a participant's health status. Data were analyzed using logistic regression to assess the association of PAD with LSS. PAD was diagnosed in 113 participants (2.6%). The percentage of the cohort meeting criteria for ideal health for each of the seven LSS factors was: 14.2% for BMI, 17.1% for blood pressure, 38.0% for total cholesterol, 72.9% for glucose, 1.0% for dietary habits, 19.2% for physical activity, and 84.6% for smoking. Having ≥ 3 LSS variables within the category of poor health was associated with elevated odds for PAD (odds ratio (OR) 1.34, 95% CI 1.11-1.63) after adjusting for age. Among African American adults, LSS variables are associated with PAD. Further studies are needed to determine the association of LSS with PAD among other racial/ethnic groups.
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- Tracie C. Collins
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, United States
- Corresponding author at: Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 1010 N. Kansas St., Ste 1406, Wichita, KS 67214-3199, United States.Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health1010 N. Kansas St., Ste 1406WichitaKS67214-3199United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Population and Public Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Human Performance Studies, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Jackson Heart Study, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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Shallcross AJ, Butler M, Tanner RM, Bress AP, Muntner P, Shimbo D, Ogedegbe G, Sims M, Spruill TM. Psychosocial correlates of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in the Jackson Heart Study. J Hum Hypertens 2017; 31:474-478. [PMID: 28124682 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2016.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. aTRH is common and disproportionately affects African Americans. The objective of this study is to explore psychosocial correlates of aTRH in a population-based cohort of African Americans with hypertension. The sample included 1392 participants in the Jackson Heart Study with treated hypertension who reported being adherent to their antihypertensive medications. aTRH was defined as uncontrolled clinic BP (⩾140/90 mm Hg) with ⩾3 classes of antihypertensive medication or treatment with ⩾4 classes of antihypertensive medication, including a diuretic. Self-reported medication adherence was defined as taking all prescribed antihypertensive medication in the 24 h before the study visit. The association of psychosocial factors (chronic stress, depressive symptoms, perceived social support and social network) with aTRH was evaluated using Poisson regression with progressive adjustment for demographic, clinical and behavioural factors. The prevalence of aTRH was 15.1% (n=210). Participants with aTRH had lower social network scores (that is, fewer sources of regular social contact) compared with participants without aTRH (P<0.01). No other psychosocial factors differed between groups. Social network was also the only psychosocial factor that was associated with aTRH prevalence in regression analyses. In age-, sex-adjusted and fully adjusted models, one additional unique source of social contact was associated with a 19% (PR=0.81; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.94, P=0.001) and a 13% (PR=0.87; 95% CI 0.74-1.0, P=0.041) lower prevalence of aTRH, respectively. Social network was independently associated with aTRH and warrants further investigation as a potentially modifiable determinant of aTRH in African Americans.
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- A J Shallcross
- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Spruill TM, Shallcross AJ, Ogedegbe G, Chaplin WF, Butler M, Palfrey A, Shimbo D, Muntner P, Sims M, Sarpong DF, Agyemang C, Ravenell J. Psychosocial Correlates of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 2016; 29:904-12. [PMID: 26869251 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpw008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND African Americans exhibit a lower degree of nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping compared with Whites, but the reasons for reduced BP dipping in this group are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to identify psychosocial factors associated with BP dipping in a population-based cohort of African Americans. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 668 Jackson Heart Study (JHS) participants with valid 24-hour ambulatory BP data and complete data on psychosocial factors of interest including stress, negative emotions, and psychosocial resources (e.g., perceived support). The association of each psychosocial factor with BP dipping percentage and nondipping status (defined as <10% BP dipping) was assessed using linear and Poisson regression models, respectively, with progressive adjustment for demographic, socioeconomic, biomedical, and behavioral factors. RESULTS The prevalence of nondipping was 64%. Higher depressive symptoms, higher hostility, and lower perceived social support were associated with a lower BP dipping percentage in unadjusted models and after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and mean 24-hour systolic BP (P < 0.05). Only perceived support was associated with BP dipping percentage in fully adjusted models. Also, after full multivariable adjustment, the prevalence ratio for nondipping BP associated with 1 SD (7.1 unit) increase in perceived support was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.88-0.99). No other psychosocial factors were associated with nondipping status. CONCLUSIONS Lower perceived support was associated with reduced BP dipping in this study. The role of social support as a potentially modifiable determinant of nocturnal BP dipping warrants further investigation.
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- Tanya M Spruill
- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, St. John's University, Queens, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, St. John's University, Queens, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research & Education, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Redmond N, Booth JN, Tanner RM, Diaz KM, Abdalla M, Sims M, Muntner P, Shimbo D. Prevalence of Masked Hypertension and Its Association With Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans: Results From the Jackson Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:e002284. [PMID: 27025968 PMCID: PMC4943234 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background Studies consisting mostly of whites have shown that the prevalence of masked hypertension differs by prehypertension status. Using data from the Jackson Heart Study, an exclusively African American population‐based cohort, we evaluated the association of masked hypertension and prehypertension with left ventricular mass index and common carotid intima media thickness. Methods and Results At the baseline visit, clinic blood pressure (CBP) measurement and 24‐hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed. Masked hypertension was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP <140/90 mm Hg and mean daytime systolic/diastolic ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 mm Hg. Clinic hypertension was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP ≥140/90 mm Hg. Normal CBP was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP <120/80 mm Hg and prehypertension as mean systolic/diastolic CBP 120 to 139/80 to 89 mm Hg. The analytic sample included 909 participants. Among participants with systolic/diastolic CBP <140/90 mm Hg, the prevalence of masked hypertension and prehypertension was 27.5% and 62.4%, respectively. The prevalence of masked hypertension among those with normal CBP and prehypertension was 12.9% and 36.3%, respectively. In a fully adjusted model, which included prehypertension status and antihypertensive medication use as covariates, left ventricular mass index was 7.94 g/m2 lower among those without masked hypertension compared to participants with masked hypertension (P<0.001). Left ventricular mass index was also 4.77 g/m2 lower among those with clinic hypertension, but this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.068). There were no significant differences in left ventricular mass index between participants with and without masked hypertension, or clinic hypertension. Conclusions Masked hypertension was common among African Americans with prehypertension and also normal CBP, and was associated with subclinical cardiovascular disease.
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- Nicole Redmond
- Clinical Applications and Preventions Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Tanner RM, Shimbo D, Seals SR, Reynolds K, Bowling CB, Ogedegbe G, Muntner P. White-Coat Effect Among Older Adults: Data From the Jackson Heart Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2016; 18:139-45. [PMID: 26279070 PMCID: PMC4742426 DOI: 10.1111/jch.12644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Many adults with elevated clinic blood pressure (BP) have lower BP when measured outside the clinic. This phenomenon, the "white-coat effect," may be larger among older adults, a population more susceptible to the adverse effects of low BP. The authors analyzed data from 257 participants in the Jackson Heart Study with elevated clinic BP (systolic/diastolic BP [SBP/DBP] ≥140/90 mm Hg) who underwent ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM). The white-coat effect for SBP was larger for participants 60 years and older vs those younger than 60 years in the overall population (12.2 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.2-15.1 mm Hg and 8.4 mm Hg, 95% CI, 5.7-11.1, respectively; P=.06) and among those without diabetes or chronic kidney disease (15.2 mm Hg, 95% CI, 10.1-20.2 and 8.6 mm Hg, 95% CI, 5.0-12.3, respectively; P=.04). After multivariable adjustment, clinic SBP ≥150 mm Hg vs <150 mm Hg was associated with a larger white-coat effect. Studies are needed to investigate the role of ABPM in guiding the initiation and titration of antihypertensive treatment, especially among older adults.
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- Rikki M. Tanner
- Department of EpidemiologyUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamAL
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- Department of MedicineColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNY
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- Center of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMS
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- Department of Research and EvaluationKaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaPasadenaCA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterAtlantaGA
- Department of MedicineEmory UniversityAtlantaGA
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- Department of Population HealthNew York University School of MedicineNew YorkNY
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- Department of EpidemiologyUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamAL
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Lathan CS. Lung cancer care: the impact of facilities and area measures. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2015; 4:385-91. [PMID: 26380179 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.07.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality in the US, and while treatment disparities by race and class have been well described in the literature, the impact of social determinates of health, and specific characteristics of the treatment centers have been less well characterized. As the treatment of lung cancer relies more upon a precision and personalized medicine approach, where patients obtain treatment has an impact on outcomes and could be a major factor in treatment disparities. The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the manner in which lung cancer care can be impacted by poor access to high quality treatment centers, and how the built environment can be a mitigating factor in the pursuit of treatment equity.
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- Christopher S Lathan
- McGraw/Patterson Center for Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Diaz KM, Veerabhadrappa P, Brown MD, Whited MC, Dubbert PM, Hickson DA. Prevalence, Determinants, and Clinical Significance of Masked Hypertension in a Population-Based Sample of African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 2015; 28:900-8. [PMID: 25499058 PMCID: PMC4481565 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The disproportionate rates of cardiovascular disease in African Americans may, in part, be due to suboptimal assessment of blood pressure (BP) with clinic BP measurements alone. To date, however, the prevalence of masked hypertension in African Americans has not been fully delineated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate masked hypertension prevalence in a large population-based sample of African Americans and examine its determinants and association with indices of target organ damage (TOD). METHODS Clinic and 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring were conducted in 972 African Americans enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness, left ventricular mass index, and the urinary albumin:creatinine excretion ratio were evaluated as indices of TOD. RESULTS Masked hypertension prevalence was 25.9% in the overall sample and 34.4% in participants with normal clinic BP. All indices of TOD were significantly higher in masked hypertensives compared to sustained normotensives and were similar between masked hypertensives and sustained hypertensives. Male gender, smoking, diabetes, and antihypertensive medication use were independent determinants of masked hypertension in multivariate analyses. CONCLUSIONS In this population-based cohort of African Americans, approximately one-third of participants with presumably normal clinic BP had masked hypertension when BP was assessed in their daily environment. Masked hypertension was accompanied by a greater degree of TOD in this cohort.
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- Keith M Diaz
- Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA;
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- Department of Exercise Science, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Vascular Health Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Jackson Heart Study, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Tanner RM, Shimbo D, Dreisbach AW, Carson AP, Fox ER, Muntner P. Association between 24-hour blood pressure variability and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of African Americans participating in the Jackson heart study. BMC Nephrol 2015; 16:84. [PMID: 26099630 PMCID: PMC4477603 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0085-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Studies suggest 24-h blood pressure (BP) variability has prognostic value for cardiovascular disease. Several factors associated with high 24-h BP variability are also common among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We hypothesized 24-h BP variability would be higher for individuals with versus without CKD. Methods We analyzed 1,022 Jackson Heart Study participants who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Twenty-four hour BP variability was defined by two metrics: day-night standard deviation (SDdn) and average real variability (ARV). CKD was defined as ACR ≥30 mg/g or eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Results The mean SDdn of systolic BP (SBP) was 10.2 ± 0.2 and 9.1 ± 0.1 mmHg and the mean ARV of SBP was 9.2 ± 0.2 and 8.6 ± 0.1 mmHg for those with and without CKD, respectively (each p ≤ 0.001). After adjustment for age and sex, SDdn and ARV were 0.98 mmHg (95 % CI 0.59, 1.38) and 0.52 mmHg (95 % CI 0.18, 0.86), respectively, higher among participants with versus without CKD. These differences were not statistically significant after further multivariable adjustment including 24-h mean SBP. Older age, and higher total cholesterol and 24-h mean SBP were associated with higher SDdn and ARV of SBP among participants with CKD. Mean SDdn and ARV of diastolic BP (DBP) were higher for participants with versus without CKD but these associations were not present after multivariable adjustment. Conclusion Data from the current study suggest that CKD is associated with higher 24-h BP variability, but the association is primarily explained by higher mean BP among those with CKD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12882-015-0085-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rikki M Tanner
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Suite 230 J, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Suite 230 J, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Suite 230 J, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Asayama K, Wei FF, Hara A, Hansen TW, Li Y, Staessen JA. Prognosis in Relation to Blood Pressure Variability. Hypertension 2015; 65:1170-9; discussion 1179. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.04808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Kei Asayama
- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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- From the Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (F.-F.W., A.H., J.A.S.); Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan (K.A.); Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (K.A.); the Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte and
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Djoussé L, Petrone AB, Blackshear C, Griswold M, Harman JL, Clark CR, Talegawkar S, Hickson DA, Gaziano JM, Dubbert PM, Correa A, Tucker KL, Taylor HA. Prevalence and changes over time of ideal cardiovascular health metrics among African-Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. Prev Med 2015; 74:111-6. [PMID: 25712326 PMCID: PMC4397893 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and changes over time of ideal Life's Simple Seven (LSS) in African-Americans. METHODS Prospective cohort of 5301 African-Americans from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) from 2000 to 2013. Each of the LSS metrics was categorized as poor, intermediate, or ideal. RESULTS Among men, the prevalence of having 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 ideal LSS was 3.3%, 23.0%, 33.5%, 24.7%, 11.6%, 3.6%, 0.3%, and 0%, respectively. Corresponding values for women were 1.7%, 26.3%, 33.1%, 22.8%, 11.9%, 3.7%, 0.6%, and 0%. Prevalence of ideal diet was 0.9%. The proportions of those meeting LSS ideal recommendations for cholesterol and fasting glucose declined from the first through third JHS visits across all age groups, whereas prevalence of ideal BMI declined only in participants <40 years at a given visit. Prevalence of ideal blood pressure did not change over time and being ideal on physical activity improved from the first [18.3% (95% CI: 17.3% to 19.3%)] to third visit [24.8% (95% CI: 23.3% to 26.3%)]. CONCLUSIONS Our data show a low prevalence of ideal LSS (especially diet, physical activity, and obesity) in the JHS and a slight improvement in adherence to physical activity recommendations over time.
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- Luc Djoussé
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Boston VA Healthcare System, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Boston VA Healthcare System, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- South Central VA MIRECC and Little Rock GRECC, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States; Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, United States; Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS, United States
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and modifying cardiovascular risk through lifestyle intervention and pharmacologic therapy is paramount. This review focuses on recent advances in treatment of classical (traditional) cardiovascular risk factors and highlights the impact of novel risk factors, including sleep disorders, socioeconomic status and chronic psychological stress on CVD in T2DM. RECENT FINDINGS Obesity is a substantial cardiovascular risk factor, and recently, large trials of lifestyle and surgical (e.g. gastric bypass) interventions impact on CVD in overweight and obese patients have been reported. Lifestyle intervention including low calorie diet and exercise reduced individual cardiovascular risk factors but did not decrease the rate of long-term cardiovascular events. Bariatric surgery was beneficial in reducing cardiovascular risk factors and long-term cardiovascular events. Sleep insufficiency, poor sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnoea lead to higher CVD and further research is needed to characterize the benefit of treating sleep disorders on long-term cardiovascular events in T2DM. Lastly, socioeconomic status and chronic psychological stress independently have a major impact on increasing CVD in T2DM, and public health policies to reduce this burden will be important to address over the coming decade. SUMMARY CVD in T2DM is multifactorial and requires a multifaceted approach in reducing known cardiovascular risks at the individual patient level through lifestyle, pharmacotherapy and surgical interventions and at the societal level through public health policies that support reduction in classical and novel cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Joshua J. Joseph
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Bouthoorn SH, Van Lenthe FJ, De Jonge LL, Hofman A, Van Osch-Gevers L, Jaddoe VWV, Raat H. Maternal educational level and blood pressure, aortic stiffness, cardiovascular structure and functioning in childhood: the generation R study. Am J Hypertens 2014; 27:89-98. [PMID: 24077827 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In adults, low level of education was shown to be associated with higher blood pressure levels and alterations in cardiac structures and function. It is currently unknown whether socioeconomic inequalities in arterial and cardiac alterations originate in childhood. Therefore, we investigated the association of maternal education with blood pressure levels, arterial stiffness, and cardiac structures and function at the age of 6 years and potential underlying factors. METHODS The study included 5,843 children participating in a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands. Maternal education was assessed at enrollment. Blood pressure, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, left atrial diameter, aortic root diameter, left ventricular mass, and fractional shortening were measured at the age of 6 years. RESULTS Children with low educated (category 1) mothers had higher systolic (2.80mm Hg; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.62-2.94) and diastolic (1.80mm Hg; 95% CI = 1.25-2.35) blood pressure levels compared with children with high educated (category 4) mothers. The main explanatory factors were the child's body mass index (BMI), maternal BMI, and physical activity. Maternal education was negatively associated with fractional shortening (P trend = 0.008), to which blood pressure and child's BMI contributed the most. No socioeconomic gradient was observed in other arterial and cardiac measurements. CONCLUSIONS Socioeconomic inequalities in blood pressure are already present in childhood. Higher fractional shortening among children from low socioeconomic families might be a first cardiac adaptation to higher blood pressure and higher BMI. Interventions should be aimed at lowering child BMI and increasing physical activity among children from low socioeconomic families.
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- Selma H Bouthoorn
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Euteneuer F, Mills PJ, Pung MA, Rief W, Dimsdale JE. Neighborhood problems and nocturnal blood pressure dipping. Health Psychol 2013; 33:1366-72. [PMID: 24245839 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Living in adverse neighborhood conditions has been linked with greater prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to learn whether perceived neighborhood problems are related to attenuated nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping, a risk factor for CVD morbidity. METHOD A sample of 133 adults (71 male, 62 female; 80 White, 53 Black) underwent 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The neighborhood problem scale (NPS) was used to assess neighborhood environmental stressors. RESULTS Nocturnal dipping in systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP) and mean arterial (MAP) blood pressure was reduced in individuals with higher NPS scores (p < .05). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that neighborhood problems explained 4%-6% of the variance in SBP, DBP, and MAP dipping (p < .05) even after adjusting for several theoretical confounders such as social status, age, gender, race, body mass index (BMI), smoking, exercise, depression and discrimination. CONCLUSION Neighborhood problems may contribute to attenuated BP dipping beyond the effect of known risk factors.
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- Frank Euteneuer
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps Universität
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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Interactive influences of ethnicity, endothelin-1 gene, and everyday discrimination upon nocturnal ambulatory blood pressure. Ann Behav Med 2013; 45:377-86. [PMID: 23436272 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9472-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Everyday discrimination scale scores are associated with increased ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and reduced nocturnal dipping, and the endothelin-1 (ET-1)/Lys198Asn polymorphism is associated with increased resting BP and exaggerated BP reactivity among African Americans compared to European Americans. Combined influences of these factors on BP control are unknown. PURPOSE This study tested the hypothesis of a three-way interaction between ethnicity, ET-1 carrier status, and everyday discrimination upon ambulatory BP and nocturnal dipping. METHODS Baseline laboratory anthropometrics and the everyday discrimination scale were completed by 352 (175 African American) young adult normotensives, followed by 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring. RESULTS For nocturnal dipping, multiple regression models controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, and body mass index revealed significant three-way ET-1 × everyday discrimination × ethnicity interactions. Specifically, among African American ET-1 T-allele carriers, increases in everyday discrimination led to reduced nocturnal dipping. CONCLUSIONS African Americans that carry the ET-1/Lys198Asn T-allele and report higher everyday discrimination scores may be at particular risk for reduced nocturnal dipping.
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Burford TI, Low CA, Matthews KA. Night/day ratios of ambulatory blood pressure among healthy adolescents: roles of race, socioeconomic status, and psychosocial factors. Ann Behav Med 2013; 46:217-26. [PMID: 23549997 PMCID: PMC3742588 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated nighttime blood pressure (BP) predicts hypertension and its complications in adulthood. PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the independent effects of race and family income on night/day BP among adolescents and to examine whether negative emotions, low positive resources, and unpleasant interactions during the day are also related. METHODS Healthy African American and Caucasian high school students (N = 239) wore an ambulatory BP monitor for 48 h, recorded quality of ongoing interpersonal interactions, and completed questionnaires. RESULTS African Americans and those with lower family income had higher night/day BP ratios. African Americans reporting greater negative emotions, lower positive resources, and more unpleasant interactions had higher night/day BP ratios. CONCLUSIONS Racial differences in night BP emerge by adolescence, independent of family income. African Americans, especially those high in negative emotions and low in positive resources, may be at higher relative risk for hypertension later in life in part due to elevated night BP.
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- Tanisha I Burford
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Moradi G, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh R, Ardakani HM, Naieni KH. Socioeconomic Inequality of Non-Communicable Risk Factors among People Living in Kurdistan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran. Int J Prev Med 2013; 4:671-83. [PMID: 23930185 PMCID: PMC3733035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most fundamental way to decrease the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is to identify and control their related risk factors. The goal of this study is to determine socioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for NCDs using concentration index based on Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance Survey (NCDSS) data in Kurdistan province, Islamic Republic of Iran in 2005 and 2009. METHODS The required data for this study are taken from two NCDSSs in Kurdistan province in 2005 and 2009. A total of 2,494 persons in 2005 and 997 persons in 2009 were assessed. Concentration index was used to determine socioeconomic inequality. To assess the relationship between the prevalence of each risk factor and socioeconomic status (SES), logistic regression was used and odds ratio (OR) was calculated for each group, compared with the poorest group. RESULTS The concentration index for hypertension was -0.095 (-0.158, -0.032) in 2005 and -0.080 (-0.156, -0.003) in 2009. The concentration index for insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables was -0.117 (-0.153, -0.082) in 2005 and -0.100 (-0.153, -0.082) in 2009. The concentration index for the consumption of unhealthy fat and oil was -0.034 (-0.049, -0.019) in 2005 and -0.108 (-0.165, -0.051) in 2009. The concentration index for insufficient consumption of fish was -0.070 (-0.096, -0.044) in 2005. The concentration index for physical inactivity was 0.008 (-0.057, 0.075) in 2005 and 0.139 (0.063, 0.215) in 2009. In all the cases, the OR of the richest group to the poorest group was significant. CONCLUSION Hypertension, insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, consumption of unhealthy fat and oil, and insufficient consumption of fish are more prevalent among poor groups. There was no significant socioeconomic inequality in the distribution of smoking, excess weight, and hypercholesterolemia. Physical inactivity was more prevalent among the rich groups of society in 2009. The reduction of socioeconomic inequalities must become a main goal in health-care policies.
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- Ghobad Moradi
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Knowledge Utilization Research Center (KURC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Iranian Epidemiological Association, Tehran, Iran,Correspondence to: Prof. Kourosh Holakouie Naieni, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and Iranian Epidemiological Association, Tehran, Iran. E-mail:
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Rodriguez CJ, Jin Z, Schwartz JE, Turner-Lloveras D, Sacco RL, Di Tullio MR, Homma S. Socioeconomic status, psychosocial factors, race and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in a Hispanic cohort. Am J Hypertens 2013; 26:673-82. [PMID: 23547037 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Little information is available about the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) to blunted nocturnal ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) dipping among Hispanics and whether this relationship differs by race. We sought to characterize ABP nondipping and its determinants in a sample of Hispanics. METHODS We enrolled 180 Hispanic participants not on antihypertensive medications. SES was defined by years of educational attainment. All participants underwent 24-hour ABP monitoring. A decrease of <10% in the ratio between average awake and average asleep systolic BP was considered nondipping. RESULTS The mean age of the cohort was 67.1 ± 8.7, mean educational level was 9.4 ± 4.4 years, and 58.9% of the cohort was female. The cohort was comprised of 78.3% Caribbean Hispanics with the rest from Mexico and Central/South America; 41.4% self-identified as white Hispanic, 34.4% self-identified as black Hispanic, and 24.4% did not racially self- identify. The percentage of nondippers was 57.8%. Educational attainment (10.5 years vs. 8.6 years; P <0.01) was significantly higher among dippers than nondippers. In multivariable analyses, each 1-year increase in education was associated with a 9% reduction in the likelihood of being a nondipper (odds ratio [OR], 0.91; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.98; P = 0.01). There were significantly greater odds of being a nondipper for black Hispanics than for white Hispanics (OR, 2.83, 95% CI, 1.29-6.23; P = 0.005). Higher SES was significantly protective of nondipping in white Hispanics but not black Hispanics. CONCLUSIONS These results document a substantial prevalence of nondipping in a cohort of predominantly normotensive Hispanics. Dipping status varied significantly by race. Lower SES is significantly associated with nondipping status, and race potentially impacts on this relation.
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- Carlos J Rodriguez
- Department of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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Fortmann AL, Gallo LC. Social support and nocturnal blood pressure dipping: a systematic review. Am J Hypertens 2013; 26:302-10. [PMID: 23382479 PMCID: PMC3888008 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hps041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Revised: 09/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Attenuated nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping is a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality than resting BP measurements. Studies have reported associations between social support, variously defined, and BP dipping. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was conducted to investigate associations of functional and structural social support with nocturnal BP dipping assessed over a minimum of 24 hours. RESULTS A total of 297 articles were identified. Of these, 11 met criteria for inclusion; all studies were cross-sectional in design and included adult participants only (mean age = 19 to 72 years). Evidence was most consistent for an association between functional support and BP dipping, such that 5 of 7 studies reported statistically (or marginally) significant positive associations with BP dipping. Statistically significant functional support-BP dipping associations were moderate (standardized effect size (d) = 0.41) to large (d = 2.01) in magnitude. Studies examining structural support were fewer and relatively less consistent; however, preliminary evidence was observed for associations of marital status and social contact frequency with BP dipping. Statistically significant structural support findings were medium (d = 0.53) to large (d = 1.13) in magnitude. CONCLUSIONS Overall, findings suggest a link between higher levels of functional support and greater nocturnal BP dipping; preliminary evidence was also observed for the protective effects of marriage and social contact frequency. Nonetheless, the relatively small number of studies conducted to date and the heterogeneity of findings across meaningful subgroups suggest that additional research is needed to substantiate these conclusions.
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- Addie L Fortmann
- Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Ulmer CS, Calhoun PS, Bosworth HB, Dennis MF, Beckham JC. Nocturnal blood pressure non-dipping, posttraumatic stress disorder, and sleep quality in women. Behav Med 2013; 39:111-21. [PMID: 24236808 PMCID: PMC3964784 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2013.813434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have poor sleep quality and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Non-dipping of nocturnal blood pressure may be an explanatory factor for the relationship between sleep and CVD found in previous research. The current study was designed to determine if non-dipping nocturnal blood pressure was associated with trauma exposure, PTSD diagnosis, PTSD symptoms, and sleep quality in a sample of women. Participants completed 24 hours of ABPM and self-report questionnaires. Non-dipping was defined as less than 10% reduction in blood pressure during sleep. The frequency of non-dippers did not differ by diagnostic status (d = .15). However, non-dippers endorsed more traumatic event categories (d = .53), more PTSD hyperarousal symptoms (d = .53), poorer overall sleep quality (d = .59), more frequent use of sleep medication (d = .62), greater sleep-related daytime dysfunction (d = .58), and longer sleep onset latencies (d = .55) than dippers. Increased attention to nocturnal blood pressure variation may be needed to improve blood pressure control in trauma-exposed women.
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- Christi S Ulmer
- a Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center
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Fortmann AL, Gallo LC, Roesch SC, Mills PJ, Barrett-Connor E, Talavera GA, Elder JP, Matthews KA. Socioeconomic status, nocturnal blood pressure dipping, and psychosocial factors: a cross-sectional investigation in Mexican-American women. Ann Behav Med 2012; 44:389-98. [PMID: 22777880 PMCID: PMC3767761 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite established links between reduced nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping and cardiovascular disease, BP dipping research in Hispanics is limited. PURPOSE This study investigated socioeconomic status (SES) as a predictor of BP dipping and the contributions of psychosocial factors to this relationship. Analyses were conducted for the overall sample and separately for higher and lower acculturated women. METHODS Mexican-American women (N = 291; 40-65 years) reported demographics and completed psychosocial assessments and 36-h ambulatory BP monitoring. RESULTS Lower SES related to reduced BP dipping in the overall sample and in more US-acculturated women (r's = .17-.30, p's < .05), but not in less-acculturated women (r's = .07, p's > .10). An indirect effect model from SES to BP dipping via psychosocial resources/risk fits well across samples. CONCLUSIONS In Mexican-American women, the nature of SES gradients in BP dipping and the roles of psychosocial resources/risk differ by acculturation level.
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- Addie L. Fortmann
- Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 9245 Sky Park Court Suite 105, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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