Hypertensive Care Based On Race

This is a tricky one. I think that so many different outside factors could also cloud the findings in this racially based study. Is seems that if you are African American or Hispanic, you don’t want to be hypertensive in Florida, USA. Yes, there was actually a study done on this. I don’t know how it came about or if it stemmed from a wrongful treatment or malpractice case or just plain old curiosity.

Over 55% of all emergent, as well as non emergent, patients that were hospital for hypertension in the state of Florida were whites. African American were in a distant second at just over 25% and Hispanic patients brought up the rear at just under 15%. Like I said above, I can personally think of many reasons that would lead to this conclusion but here is what the persons conducting the actual study came up with…

Study author WayWay Hlaing of Florida International University said the study of 7,102 patients revealed significant differences in length of stay, discharge status and insurance type among the three racial/ethnic groups.

Makes sense but what do you think? Do you feel that this would be indicative of the demographics of hypertensive in- patients in your neck of the woods?

via Science Daily