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dc.contributor.authorBateman, Brian Thomas
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Kate M.
dc.contributor.authorKuklina, Elena V.
dc.contributor.authorCallaghan, William M.
dc.contributor.authorSeely, Ellen Wells
dc.contributor.authorHernández-Díaz, Sonia
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-13T17:45:49Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationBateman, Brian T., Kate M. Shaw, Elena V. Kuklina, William M. Callaghan, Ellen W. Seely, and Sonia Hernández-Díaz. 2012. Hypertension in women of reproductive age in the United States: NHANES 1999-2008. PLoS ONE 7(4): e36171.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10399829
dc.description.abstractObjective: To examine the epidemiology of hypertension in women of reproductive age. Methods: Using NHANES from 1999–2008, we identified 5,521 women age 20–44 years old. Hypertension status was determined using blood pressure measurements and/or self-reported medication use. Results: The estimated prevalence of hypertension in women of reproductive age was 7.7% (95% confidence interval (CI): 6.9%–8.5%). The prevalence of anti-hypertensive pharmacologic therapy was 4.2% (95% CI 3.5%–4.9%). The prevalence of hypertension was relatively stable across the study period; the age and race adjusted odds of hypertension in 2007–2008 did not differ significantly from 1999–2000 (odds ratio 1.2, CI 0.8 to 1.7, p = 0.45). Significant independent risk factors associated with hypertension included older age, non-Hispanic black race (compared to non-Hispanic whites), diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and higher body mass index. The most commonly used antihypertensive medications included diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE), and beta blockers. Conclusion: Hypertension occurs in about 8% of women of reproductive age. There are remarkable differences in the prevalence of hypertension between racial/ethnic groups. Obesity is a risk factor of particular importance in this population because it affects over 30% of young women in the U.S., is associated with more than 4 fold increased risk of hypertension, and is potentially modifiable.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036171en_US
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340351/pdf/en_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.subjectCardiovascularen_US
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases in Womenen_US
dc.subjectHypertensionen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectCardiovascular Disease Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectPharmacoepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectNon-Clinical Medicineen_US
dc.subjectHealth Care Policyen_US
dc.subjectHealth Education and Awarenessen_US
dc.subjectHealth Risk Analysisen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectObstetrics and Gynecologyen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.subjectHypertensive Disorders in Pregnancyen_US
dc.subjectPregnancy Complicationsen_US
dc.subjectPublic Healthen_US
dc.subjectHealth Screeningen_US
dc.subjectPreventive Medicineen_US
dc.subjectWomen's Healthen_US
dc.titleHypertension in Women of Reproductive Age in the United States: NHANES 1999-2008en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden_US
dc.relation.journalPLoS ONEen_US
dash.depositing.authorBateman, Brian Thomas
dc.date.available2013-03-13T17:45:49Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0036171*
dash.contributor.affiliatedSeely, Ellen
dash.contributor.affiliatedBateman, Brian


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