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Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging.

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Gold, DT; Pieper, CF; Westlund, RE; Blazer, DG
Published in: J Aging Health
May 1996

The objective of this study was to determine whether racial differences in hypertension in a random sample of community-dwelling older adults also remained significant in a sample of successful agers. Data for the random sample of community-dwelling older adults came from the Duke University Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (4,162 community-dwelling adults age 65 and older) and showed strong racial differences in hypertension. Data for successful agers came from the Duke MacArthur (428 of EPESE respondents in the top 30% in terms of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial performance). The mean of two sitting blood pressure measurements was the dependent variable for both sets of analyses. Independent variables included demographics and health factors. Using logistic regression, odds ratios in the Duke EPESE and Duke MacArthur samples for race were similar (Duke EPESE odds ratio = 1.30; Duke MacArthur odds ratio = 1.29). Sample size differences affected statistical significance. However, race differences in hypertension in older adults appear to be unexplained by socioeconomic status or other usual explanatory variables. Even among successful agers, racial differences in hypertension persist.

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J Aging Health

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ISSN

0898-2643

Publication Date

May 1996

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

207 / 219

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Gerontology
  • Demography
  • Aging
  • Aged
 

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Gold, D. T., Pieper, C. F., Westlund, R. E., & Blazer, D. G. (1996). Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging. J Aging Health, 8(2), 207–219. https://doi.org/10.1177/089826439600800203
Gold, D. T., C. F. Pieper, R. E. Westlund, and D. G. Blazer. “Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging.J Aging Health 8, no. 2 (May 1996): 207–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/089826439600800203.
Gold DT, Pieper CF, Westlund RE, Blazer DG. Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging. J Aging Health. 1996 May;8(2):207–19.
Gold, D. T., et al. “Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging.J Aging Health, vol. 8, no. 2, May 1996, pp. 207–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/089826439600800203.
Gold DT, Pieper CF, Westlund RE, Blazer DG. Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging. J Aging Health. 1996 May;8(2):207–219.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Aging Health

DOI

ISSN

0898-2643

Publication Date

May 1996

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

207 / 219

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Gerontology
  • Demography
  • Aging
  • Aged