title: High Blood Pressure and Related Factors Among Individuals at High Risk for HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections.
abstract: Data from a social network-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention study with a total of 330 men and women at high risk for HIV/STIs were used to examine the relationships between substance use, depressive symptoms, general health, cardiovascular disease risk factors, sociodemographic characteristics, and systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP). Approximately 60% of the participants had prehypertension to stage 2 hypertension. In the base model, older patients (P<.0001), men (P=.003), and patients with poorer self-reported health (P=.029) were significantly associated with high SBP, whereas older age (P<.001) and higher body mass index (P<.001) were significantly associated with higher DBP. After adjusting for the base model, high frequency of alcohol drinking and high frequency of binge drinking remained significant for high SBP and DBP. These data suggest that future cardiovascular disease programs should target moderate alcohol consumption to improve blood pressure among individuals at high risk for HIV/STIs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Primary Care, Yale School of Nursing, Orange, CT.
authors.forename: Soohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Division of Primary Care, Yale School of Nursing, Orange, CT.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whittemore
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care/Health Systems, Yale School of Nursing, Orange, CT.
authors.forename: Sangchoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Davey-Rothwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.|Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*