title: Correlates of measured prehypertension and hypertension in Latina women living along the US-Mexico border, 2007-2009.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although Latinos have lower hypertension rates than non-Latino whites and African Americans, they have a higher prevalence of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension. Research on predictors of hypertension has mostly focused on intrapersonal factors with no studies assessing the combined influence of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to assess a broad range of correlates including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors on measured blood pressure category (nonhypertensive, prehypertensive, and hypertensive) in a sample of Latina women residing in San Diego, California.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study used baseline data from the San Diego Prevention Research Center's Familias Sanas y Activas program, a promotora-led physical activity intervention. The sample was 331 Latinas who self-selected into this program. Backward conditional logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the strongest correlates of measured blood pressure category.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Logistic regression analysis suggested that the strongest correlates of prehypertension were soda consumption (odds ratio [OR] = 1.34, [1.00-1.80], P ≤ .05) and age (OR = 1.03, [1.00-1.05], P ≤ .05). The strongest correlates of hypertension were soda consumption (OR = 1.92, [1.20-3.07], P ≤ .01), age (OR = 1.09, [1.05-1.13], P ≤ .001), and measured body mass index (OR = 1.13, [1.05-1.22], P ≤ .001). All analyses controlled for age and education. No interpersonal or environmental correlates were significantly associated with blood pressure category.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future research should aim to further understand the role of soda consumption on risk for hypertension in this population. Furthermore, interventions aimed at preventing hypertension may want to focus on intrapersonal level factors.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego Prevention Research Center, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA 92123. E-mail: hmadanat@mail.sdsu.edu. This author is also affiliated with the San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Hala
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Madanat
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego Prevention Research Center, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.affiliation: San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Hena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Din
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mintle
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Elva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.affiliation: San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California, and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lemus
authors.affiliation: San Ysidro School District, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and San Diego Prevention Research Center and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Guadalupe X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Ayala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D001628:Beverages; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology