Ca. Stroup-benham et al., Changes in blood pressure and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among older Mexican-Americans from 1982-1984 to 1993-1994, J AM GER SO, 47(7), 1999, pp. 804-810
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Public Health & Health Care Science","General & Internal Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To determine the 10-year changes in blood pressure and cardiovas
cular risk factors among older Mexican-Americans,
DESIGN: Comparative analyses of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examinati
on Survey (HHANES) and the Hispanic EPESE (Established Populations for Epid
emiologic Studies of the Elderly). Both of these were population-based stud
ies using a multistage stratified probability sampling design of noninstitu
tionalized persons.
SETTING: Five US states in the southwest: Arizona, California, Colorado, Ne
w Mexico, and Texas.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 216 Mexican-Americans aged 65 to 74 from the 1982-
1984 HHANES and 3050 Mexican-Americans aged 65+ from the 1933-1994 Hispanic
EPESE.
MEASUREMENTS: Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure; cigarette smoking
; high levels of alcohol use; body mass index and obesity; self-reported he
art attack, stroke, and diabetes; hypertension.
RESULTS: Among 65- to 74-year-old Mexican-Americans, there was a decrease o
ver time in the percent of those who smoked cigarettes from 27.60% to 13.96
% and a decrease in mean systolic blood pressure level. The percent of subj
ects categorized as obese or severely obese increased significantly, as did
the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes, increasing from 20.06% in 1982-1984
to 29.82% in 1993-1994. Mean diastolic blood pressure increased from 77.15
mm Hg in 1982-1984 to 81.21 mm Hg in 1993-1994.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest major changes in cardiovascular risk fact
ors between 1982-1984 and 1993-1994 among older Mexican-Americans.