Concordance of high blood pressure among middle-aged and older same-sex couples in the USA
Varghese, J. S.; Curtis, M. G.; Opara, S. C. O.; Patel, S. A.; Sheth, A. N.; Hussen, S. A.
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Heterosexual couples in romantic relationships are known to influence each others hypertension risk. However, the role of partners on an individuals hypertension status in same-sex relationships is less understood. Our objective is to characterize the burden of high blood pressure among middle-aged and older couples consisting of men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with women (WSW) living in the US. Among 81 same-sex couples from the Health and Retirement Study 2006-18, 72.4% (95%CI: 23.4-95.7) MSM couples and 61.0% (95%CI: 30.4-84.8) WSW couples consisted of both partners with hypertension. Same-sex couples demonstrate high concordance of hypertension and related risk factors, suggesting a need to develop novel interventions targeting MSM and WSW couples
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