BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the prevalence rate of hypertension among recent Southeast Asian refugees to the United States. METHODS: In this randomized, prospective study, four northern California counties with large Southeast Asian refugee populations were screened for the prevalence rates of hypertension and borderline hypertension. A population density method based upon 1988 census data was used to screen a representative sample of subjects from each county. Criteria for hypertension came from the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. RESULTS: In all, 964 subjects were screened. We found a prevalence rate of 4.8 percent for hypertension and 10.9 percent for borderline hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: The relatively low prevalence rates of this disease can be explained by the youth of this refugee population, mean age 37.6 +/- 0.36 years, as the presence of hypertension increases with chronological age.
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BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the prevalence rate of hypertension among recent Southeast Asian refugees to the United States. METHODS: In this randomized, prospective study, four northern California counties with large Southeast Asian refugee populations were screened for the prevalence rates of hypertension and borderline hypertension. A population density method based upon 1988 census data was used to screen a representative sample of subjects from each county. Criteria for hypertension came from the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. RESULTS: In all, 964 subjects were screened. We found a prevalence rate of 4.8 percent for hypertension and 10.9 percent for borderline hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: The relatively low prevalence rates of this disease can be explained by the youth of this refugee population, mean age 37.6 +/- 0.36 years, as the presence of hypertension increases with chronological age.
Authors: Natalia Golub; Christopher Seplaki; Douglas Stockman; Kelly Thevenet-Morrison; Diana Fernandez; Susan Fisher Journal: J Immigr Minor Health Date: 2018-04