Racial and Ethnic Differences in Undiagnosed and Poorly Managed Diabetes and Hypertension: Combining Population Surveys with Biomarker Data (HRS2006).

TitleRacial and Ethnic Differences in Undiagnosed and Poorly Managed Diabetes and Hypertension: Combining Population Surveys with Biomarker Data (HRS2006).
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsWeir, DR, Crimmins, EM
JournalThe Gerontologist
Volume48
IssueSPECIAL ISSUE III
Pagination1
KeywordsDemographics, Health Conditions and Status
Abstract

CA Diabetes and hypertension are common conditions of aging that increase risk for cardiovascular events if not properly treated.Concerns about undiagnosed, and inadequately treated disease, are particularly strong for minority populations.Diabetes diagnosis rates vary from 16 among whites to 29 for blacks and 27 for Hispanics.
Endnote Keywords

Diabetes/ethnic differences/sociodemographic differences/sociodemographic differences
Endnote ID

62861
Citation Key7290