Abstract 17207: Impact of Racial Differences in Treatment Intensification and Missed Visits on Disparities in BP Control

IntroductionHypertensive black patients have the lowest rates of blood pressure (BP) control. It is unknown to what extent variation in healthcare processes like treatment intensification (TI) and missed visits explain this disparity. HypothesisWe hypothesized there would be no racial differences in...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2020-11, Vol.142 (Suppl_3 Suppl 3), p.A17207-A17207
Main Authors: Fontil, Valy, Pacca, Lucia, Bellows, Brandon, Khoong, Elaine, McCulloch, Charles, Pletcher, Mark, Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten
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Language:English
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Summary:IntroductionHypertensive black patients have the lowest rates of blood pressure (BP) control. It is unknown to what extent variation in healthcare processes like treatment intensification (TI) and missed visits explain this disparity. HypothesisWe hypothesized there would be no racial differences in TI but missed visits would be more frequent among black patients and mediate a sizable percentage of BP control disparities. MethodsWe used a structural equation multivariate regression model to estimate the likelihood of BP control (BP
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.17207