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ArticleScientific reports2024

The association of hypertension among married Indian couples: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

Jithin Sam Varghese, Arpita Ghosh, Aryeh D Stein, K M Venkat Narayan, Shivani A Patel

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Jithin Sam VargheseHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. jvargh7@emory.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3825-9897
Arpita GhoshThe George Institute, New Delhi, India.
Aryeh D SteinHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1138-6458
K M Venkat NarayanHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8621-5405
Shivani A PatelHubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0082-5857

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Spousal Influences on Subclinical and Clinical Vascular and Myocardial DiseaseP01HL154996 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Kabayam M Venkat Narayan, ARSHED A QUYYUMI · 2022 to 2026
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NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL154996
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Abstract

Mounting evidence demonstrates that intimate partners sharing risk factors have similar propensities for chronic conditions such as hypertension. The objective was to study whether spousal hypertension was associated with one's own hypertension status independent of known risk factors, and stratified by socio-demographic subgroups (age, sex, wealth quintile, caste endogamy). Data were from heterosexual married couples (n = 50,023, women: 18-49 years, men: 21-54 years) who participated in the National Family Health Survey-V (2019-2021). Hypertension was defined as self-reported diagnosis of hypertension or average of three blood pressure measurements ≥ 140 systolic or 90 mmHg diastolic BP. Among married adults, the prevalence of hypertension among men (38.8 years [SD 8.3]) and women (33.9 years [SD 7.9]) were 29.1% [95% CI 28.5-29.8] and 20.6% [95% CI 20.0-21.1] respectively. The prevalence of hypertension among both partners was 8.4% [95% CI 8.0-8.8]. Women and men were more likely to have hypertension if their spouses had the condition (husband with hypertension: PR 1.37 [95% CI 1.30-1.44]; wife with hypertension: PR 1.32 [95% CI 1.26-1.38]), after adjusting for known risk factors. Spouse's hypertension status was consistently associated with own status across all socio-demographic subgroups examined. These findings present opportunities to consider married couples as a unit in efforts to diagnose and treat hypertension.

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HypertensionSpousesAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndiaMaleMarriageMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsYoung AdultHypertensionIndiaLow- and middle-income countrySpousal concordance

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PMCPMC11074266

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