title: Racial/ethnic disparities on self-reported hypertension in New York City: examining disparities among Hispanic subgroups.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate differences in self-reported hypertension among Hispanic subgroups as they compare to Asian, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White groups; and whether these differences depend on nativity status in the New York City Community Health Survey 2006-2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  New York City.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Log-binomial regression was used to estimate the strength of the association between race/ethnicity and self-reported hypertension before and after adjusting for selected covariates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In adjusted analyses, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Blacks had 17%, 28% and 34% greater probability of reporting hypertension than Whites. The association between race/ethnicity and self-reported hypertension appears to vary with nativity status/length of stay in the United States. (P=.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings underscore the need to investigate the prevalence of hypertension among subgroups of the Hispanic population. This issue is also relevant to Asians and Blacks, who are very heterogeneous populations regarding subgroups and nativity status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY 10468, USA. Luisa.Borrell@lehman.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Luisa N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Borrell
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Menendez
authors.forename: Sharon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology*; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America / Q000208:ethnology; D013997:Time Factors; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult