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Self-Reported Prevalence of Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Asian Americans: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, 2015 and 2017

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Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing races in the US. The objectives of this report were to assess self-reported hypertension prevalence and treatment among Asian Americans. Merging 2013, 2015, and 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, we estimated self-reported hypertension and antihypertensive medication use among non-Hispanic Asian Americans (NHA) and compared estimates between NHA and non-Hispanic whites (NHW), and by NHA subgroup (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese/other). The prevalence of hypertension was 20.8% and 33.5%, respectively, for NHAs and NHWs (p < 0.001). Among those with hypertension, the prevalence of antihypertensive medication use was 71.6% and 78.2%, respectively, for NHAs and NHWs (p < 0.001). Among NHA subgroups, a wide range of hypertension prevalence and medication use was found. Overall NHA had a lower reported prevalence of hypertension and use of antihypertensive medication than NHW. Certain NHA subgroups had a burden comparable to high-risk disparate populations.

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  1. Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA

    Jing Fang, Cecily Luncheon, Carma Ayala, Cathleen Gillespie & Fleetwood Loustalot

  2. IHRC, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 30346, USA

    Cecily Luncheon

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Ashruta Patel

  4. Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Fang, J., Luncheon, C., Patel, A. et al. Self-Reported Prevalence of Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Asian Americans: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, 2015 and 2017. J Immigrant Minority Health 23, 26–34 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01032-3

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