TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assessing Evidence A1 - Lackland, Daniel T. A2 - Greenberg, Raymond S. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care, 5e AB - A 49-year-old African American man reports to the clinic after being told his blood pressure was “high” during a screening at a community health fair. His body mass index was calculated as 29. He has “prediabetes” from a previous examination with a current hemoglobin A1c of 6.4%. His total cholesterol is 150 mg/dL with a high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of 30 mg/dL. His resting blood pressure was 168/96 mm Hg on the first assessment with 172/98 mm Hg 20 minutes later in the clinic. He has a family history of high blood pressure, with both parents and his sister and brother currently being treated for hypertension. He reports he tries to limit his salt intake and walks on his job as a sales associate at a hardware store. His blood pressure values are consistent with a diagnosis of high blood pressure with the questions: SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108590794 ER -