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Who's Most Affected by Hypertension?
Updated: Friday, 24 Jun 2011, 4:48 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 24 Jun 2011, 4:48 PM EDT
myFOXDetroit.com Staff Writer
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) - New research highlights the disproportionate way high blood pressure affects African-Americans.
The latest numbers show blacks have the highest rates of hypertension of any race or ethnic type in the world.
Among African-Americans, more women than men have high blood pressure.
About 35-percent of blacks have high blood pressure, which accounts for 20-percent of African-American deaths.
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