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  2. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Texas: 79.1 78.5 81.3 74.2 85.1 81.8 ... twice the incidence of hypertension, and higher prevalence of diabetes compared to ... "Race" and "ethnicity" are used in ...

  3. Healthcare in Texas - Wikipedia

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    When separated out by race, ... Texas saw 4,300,252 cases of hypertension and is predicted ... Texas ranks 4th lowest in mental health issue prevalence and 51st ...

  4. The Heart Health Issue Nearly 1 in 5 People Don't Know They ...

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    When hypertension is severe, however, you may experience, per the World ... Fryar CD, Kit B, Carroll MD, Afful J. "Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control among adults age 18 ...

  5. International Society on Hypertension in Blacks - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1986 by the physicians Dallas Hall, Neil B. Shulman, and Elijah Saunders, in response to concern about high rates of hypertension among African Americans. By 2006, the society had broadened its scope to focus not just on reducing rates of hypertension among African Americans, but also on improving the health of all minority ...

  6. Race and maternal health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chronic hypertension prior to and during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of preeclampsia, eclampsia, placental abruption, stroke, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, pulmonary edema, renal failure, and maternal death. [30] Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with chronic hypertension. [30]

  7. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    Hypertension develops when the force of the blood coming from your heart consistently puts too much pressure on the walls of your arteries. Over time, this pressure can cause small tears in your ...

  8. The Top 10 Risk Factors for Heart Disease - AOL

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    Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2010, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 597,689 people in the U.S. died as a direct result ...

  9. Epidemiology of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    The prevalence of African Americans with diabetes is estimated to triple by 2050, while the prevalence of white Americans is estimated to double. [3] The overall prevalence increases with age, with the largest increase in people over 65 years of age. [3] The prevalence of diabetes in America is estimated to increase to 48.3 million by 2050. [3]