How do urban African Americans and Latinos view the influence of diet on hypertension?

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 631-644

  Horowitz, Carol R ^a   Tuzzio, Leah ^b   Rojas, Mary ^b   Monteith, Sharifa A ^b   Sisk, Jane E ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Health Policy ^*

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Beliefs; Black; Culture; Diet; Focus groups; Hispanic; Hypertension; Knowledge; Latino

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 8844281623     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2004.0061     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Burt VL, Whelton P, Roccella EJ, et al. Prevalence of hypertension in the U.S. adult population. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1991. Hypertension 1995 Mar;25(3):305-13.
2. Gillum RF, Mussolino ME, Madans JH. Coronary heart disease risk factors and attributable risks in African-American women and men: NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study. Am J Public Health 1998;88(6):913-7.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2001. Available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
4. Hajjar I, Kotchen TA. Trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the United States, 1988-2000. JAMA 2003 Jul 9;290(2):199-206.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute. The sixth report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. (DHHS Pub. no. [NIH] 98-4080.) Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1997.
6. Appel LJ, Moore TJ, Obarzanek E, et al. A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure. N Engl J Med 1997 Apr 17;336(16):1117-24.
7. Ebrahim S, Smith GD. Lowering blood pressure: a systematic review of sustained effects of non-pharmacological interventions. J Public Health Med 1998 Dec;20(4):441-8.
8. Mulrow CD, Chiquette, Angel L, et al. Dieting to reduce body weight for controlling hypertension in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000484.
9. Whelton PK, Appel LJ, Espeland MA, et al. Sodium reduction and weight loss in the treatment of hypertension in older persons: a randomized controlled trial of nonpharmacologic interventions in the elderly (TONE). JAMA 1998 Mar 18;279(11):839-46.
10. McTigue KM, Garrett JM, Popkin BM. The natural history of obesity in a cohort of young U.S. adults between 1981 and 1998. Ann Intern Med 2002 Jun 18;136(12):857-64.
11. Loria CM, Bush TL, Carroll MD, et al. Macronutrient intakes among Hispanics: a comparison of Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. Am J Public Health 1995 May;85(5):684-9.
12. Thomson FE, Sowers MF, Frongillo EA Jr, et al. Sources of fiber and fat in diets of US Women Aged 19-50: implications for nutrition education and policy. Am J Public Health 1992 May;82(5):695-702.
13. Agricultural Research Service Food Surveys Research Group. Food and nutrient intakes by race, 1994-96. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998. (Note: Data table on "products" page at http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htm)
14. Campbell MK, Demark-Wahnefried W, Symons M, et al. Fruit and vegetable consumption and prevention of cancer: the black churches united for better health project. Am J Public Health 1999 Sep;89(9):1390-6.
15. Bartholomew AM, Young EA, Martin HW, et al. Food frequency intakes and sociodemographic factors of elderly Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. J Am Diet Assoc 1990 Dec;90(12):1693-6.
16. Wechsler H, Wernick SM. A social marketing campaign to promote low-fat milk consumption in an inner-city Latino community. Public Health Rep 1992 Mar-Apr;107(2):202-7.
17. Airhihenbuwa CO, Kumanyika S, Agurs TD, et al. Cultural aspects of African American eating patterns. Ethn Health 1996 Sep;1(3):245-60.
18. Carter-Edwards L, Bynoe MJ, Svetkey LP. Knowledge of diet and blood pressure among African Americans: use of focus groups for questionnaire development. Ethn Dis 1998;8(2):184-97.
19. U.S. Census Bureau. Census of population and housing, demographic profile: technical documentation, 2002. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. (Note: Summary file 1, Table p4 generated using American FactFinder; http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet)
20. United Hospital Fund Staff. New York City Community Health Atlas. New York: United Hospital Fund Staff, 2002. www.uhfnyc.org/homepage3219/index.htm
21. Thorpe LE, Mostashari F, Berger DK, et al. Diabetes is epidemic. NYC Vital Signs 2003 January;2:1-4.
22. Lincoln YS, Guba EG. Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1985.
23. Eriksson CG. Focus groups and other methods for increased effectiveness of community intervention - a review. Scand J Prim Health Care Suppl 1988;1:73-80.
24. Folch-Lyon E, Trost JF. Conducting focus group sessions. Stud Fam Plann 1981 Dec;12(12 Pt 1):443-9.
25. Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, et al, and the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee. Seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2003 Dec;42(6):1206-52. Epub 2003 Dec 1.
26. Lukoschek P. African Americans' beliefs and attitudes regarding hypertension and its treatment: a qualitative study. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2003 Nov;14(4):566-87.
27. Wilson RP, Freeman A, Kazda MJ, et al. Lay beliefs about high blood pressure in a low- to middle-income urban African-American community: an opportunity for improving hypertension control. Am J Med 2002 Jan;112(1):26-30.
28. Resnicow K, Jackson A, Wang T, et al. A motivational interviewing intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake through black churches: results of the Eat for Life trial. Am J Public Health 2001 Oct;91(10):1686-93.
29. Williams CA, Beresford SA, James SA, et al. The Edgecombe County high blood pressure control program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout. Am J Public Health 1985 May;75(5):483-6.
30. Galanti G-A. Caring for patients from different cultures: case studies from American hospitals. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991.
31. Horowitz CR, Davis MH, Palermo AG, et al. Approaches to eliminating sociocultural disparities in health. Health Care Financ Rev 2000 Summer;21(4):57-74.