1. Racial Disparities Among Hypertension &
Obesity
Najm Khan
Dr. Mark Magariello
To analyze the relationship between a
patient’s demographic (race), body
mass index (BMI), and blood pressure
(BP).
Significance
• In 2014 heart disease was the leading
cause of death with 611,105 deaths
(CDC).
• Hypertension and obesity are one of
the main risk factors for heart disease.
• African Americans have a higher age
adjusted rate for hypertension (40.4%)
and obesity (47.8%) than any other
races (CDC).
• Raise awareness along with increased
access to affordable long-term health
care is key.
Purpose
Methodology
• The sample of patients included all
patients 18+ years that reported their
race from Feb. 1-29, 2016.
• The BMI Scale
• < 18.5 underweight
• 18.5-24.9 healthy
• 25.0-29.9 overweight
• ≥ 30.0 obese
• Blood Pressure Scale
• Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
• Diastolic Blood Pressure
(DBP)
• SBP < 120 & DBP < 80
normal
• SBP 120-139 & DBP 80-89 at
risk
• SBP ≥ 140 and DBP ≥ 90 high
• Patient BMI and BP was obtained
through the EMR.
• Then uploaded to a spreadsheet
where they were grouped by race.
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Outcomes
Acknowledgements
• Obese African Americans (50%) were
double the amount of obese
Caucasians (25%) and 9xs more than
obese Asians (5.6%).
• Hypertensive African Americans (50%)
were triple the amount of hypertensive
Caucasians (25%) and 9xs more than
hypertensive Asians (5.6%).
• The patient’s primary care doctor will
receive a report.
• The patient will be referred to a
cardiologist to enhance initial and long
term care.
• The patient will also be referred to
health education seminars hosted by
the American Heart Association.
Thank you to Dr. Mark Magariello, the
staff at AfterOurs Urgent Care, and
Kamila Pavezzi for providing
guidance and support.
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