Spousal Concordance of Hypertension
“[Researchers at Emory University and the University of Michigan] investigated and compared the spousal concordance of hypertension among heterosexual couples in population‐representative studies of middle‐aged and older adults in the United States, England, China, and India. These countries have a high prevalence of hypertension, ranging from ≈30% to >50% among adults. . . . . In this study, we examined (1) the prevalence of concordant hypertension within heterosexual couples across countries; (2) the associations of hypertension status within couples for wives and husbands separately within each country; (3) the difference in the strength of associations comparing husbands to wives within each country; and (4) the difference in the strength of associations across countries.” MORE
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Key words: hypertension, spousal concordance, public health, international health comparison, Emory University, University of Michigan