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FAQ: Pregnancy-Related High Blood Pressure Risks Among Asian, Pacific Islander Subgroups
TL;DR
Healthcare providers can gain an advantage by using this research to identify high-risk groups like Pacific Islanders and Filipinos for targeted pregnancy hypertension prevention.
Researchers analyzed California health records from 2007-2019 for 772,688 individuals across 15 subgroups, finding Pacific Islanders had 2-3 times higher risk than Chinese individuals.
This research enables tailored healthcare that reduces maternal illness and death, making tomorrow better by addressing health disparities in pregnancy-related hypertension.
Pregnancy hypertension risk varies dramatically among Asian subgroups, with Guamanian individuals at 13% risk versus just 3.7% for Chinese individuals.
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The risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure varies markedly among subgroups of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people, with Pacific Islander and Filipino individuals at two to three times higher risk than Chinese individuals after adjusting for other factors.
Early identification of higher-risk groups can help healthcare professionals implement tailored prevention and treatment strategies, which can prevent serious complications for both pregnant individuals and their infants, as pregnancy-related high blood pressure is a leading cause of maternal illness and death.
Pacific Islander and Filipino individuals had the highest risk (2-3 times higher than Chinese individuals), while Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese individuals were generally at the lowest risk among the studied subgroups.
Researchers analyzed five hypertensive disorders: chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and chronic hypertension with preeclampsia.
About 1 in 7 pregnancies in the United States are affected by a high blood pressure-related condition during pregnancy.
The research analyzed California health records and was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
These conditions can be managed and treated with medication or lifestyle changes, according to the American Heart Association.
Previous research showed differences among broad racial/ethnic groups, but little was known about differences within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations, who are often studied together despite their diversity.
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack and stroke and is one of the leading causes of maternal illness and death.
The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women website provides information about blood pressure and pregnancy and expert advice about high blood pressure and pregnancy.
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