Blacks develop high blood pressure one year faster than whites, study finds
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Blacks at risk of having high blood pressure develop the condition one year before whites and have a 35 percent greater chance of progressing from pre-hypertension to high blood pressure, according to a new study. More aggressive treatment of pre-hypertension could narrow the gap in hypertension rates between blacks and whites.