Hypertension, the major cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and associated mortality, affects nearly half of the adults in the United States and poses huge health and economic burden. Studies have established that the prevalence and control rates of hypertension vary by race or ethnicity. Additionally, social isolation and loneliness, which are emerging as major public health issues worldwide, have been reported as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke. A post hoc analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) is the first study to show how the association of intensive BP control with cardiovascular health varies with the living arrangement status (living alone or living with others) among the Black and non-Black patients with hypertension.
Here’s an infographic providing a summary of this study. Download here! ## Reference ## Inoue K, Watson KE,…
