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  • Public Health
  • Social Determinants of Health

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  • Social vulnerability at the neighborhood level is linked to hypertension and cardiovascular issues.
  • Its impact on cardiovascular complications in hypertensive patients is not well-studied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of the neighborhood-level Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) on cardiovascular outcomes.
  • To analyze outcomes in a large, diverse cohort of patients with hypertension.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electronic health data for a large hypertension cohort (330,972 patients).
  • Examined the association between census tract-level SVI rankings and a composite cardiovascular endpoint (myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke).
  • Adjusted for demographics, BMI, blood pressure, and comorbidities.

Main Results:

  • Higher SVI was significantly associated with increased cardiovascular events (HR 1.31 for most disadvantaged vs. least disadvantaged).
  • Poorer blood pressure control was observed in high-SVI areas (70.3% vs. 74.8%).
  • Areas with high SVI had a disproportionately Black population (53.8%).

Conclusions:

  • Neighborhood social vulnerability is strongly linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes and reduced blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
  • Social vulnerability may drive racial disparities in hypertension outcomes.
  • Social Vulnerability Indices can inform targeted interventions for hypertension management.