The purposes of the study were to provide a demographic profile of the hypertensive adult and determine the prevalence of hypertension. The United States has been studied in general using the NHANES survey, but little information is available on hypertension prevalence in Mexican American Hispanic populations predominant in South Texas. An exploratory, descriptive design using stratified cluster sampling was completed in Nueces, Webb, Cameron, and Hidalgo counties based on census tracts and households. Household members were interviewed using the NHANES III survey and blood pressure readings were measured. Of 1138 cases, the majority, 60% of the sample was female, 80% were Hispanic, 62% were married, 27% held a high school education, 57% were classified as poverty level with < $20,000 income, 51% were unemployed. Of the individuals showing high blood pressure readings=/> 140/90, 47% of them had never been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Forty-four percent of the sample were 20% over the ideal body weight and 16% were 10% over the ideal body weight. Results indicated the need for more health education on nutrition, diet, and periodic blood pressure screening. Further descriptive and intervention studies are needed for this population. Table 1 . Undiagnosed Hypertension Incidence in Individuals With Measured Hypertension.
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Cameron |
N=44 |
50% +/- .19 |
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Hidalgo |
N=60 |
43% +/- .17 |
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Nueces |
N=116 |
49% +/- .12 |
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Webb |
N=7 |
57.1 +/- .46 |
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Total |
N=127 |
47% +/- .09 |
1 missing case accounts for discrepancy of 127/128
+/- is 99% confidence estimate for population parameters
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Describe the demographics of the adult population with diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in four South Texas counties. 2.Discuss the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in four South Texas counties
Keywords: Hypertension, Hispanic
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Acknowledgements: Authors wish to thank The Texas Department of Health and Texas A&M System faculty and students for their support of this project
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Funded by the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Control