Original Article

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Medication Uptake and Clinical Outcomes Among Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes Heidi Mochari-Greenberger1 and LoriMosca1,2

methods This was a 1-year prospective study of individuals that participated in a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute clinical outcomes study. Clinical/medication data and outcomes (rehospitalization and death at 30 days and at 1 year) were documented by electronic medical record, National Death Index, and standardized mail survey. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between race/ethnicity and outcomes adjusted for type of antihypertensive medication, demographics, and comorbidity.

results Participants (n  =  1,126) were 14% black, 28% Hispanic, and 58% white/ other. A  total of 611 (54%) participants were rehospitalized at 1  year. Predictors of rehospitalization at 1 year included Hispanic ethnicity, diuretic prescription, lack of health insurance, peripheral vascular disease, and heart failure (P 

Ethnic differences in medication uptake and clinical outcomes among hospitalized cardiovascular patients with hypertension and diabetes.

In the United States, hypertension and diabetes are more common among blacks and Hispanics than among others; the comorbidity is associated with worse...
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