Hypertension

Design and rationale of the social determinants of the risk of hypertension in women of reproductive age (SAFE HEART) study: An American Heart Association research goes red initiative

Am Heart JPublished Design and rationale of a cross-sectional study

Study context

Population
Women of reproductive age at increased risk of developing hypertension, focus on Black and Hispanic women
Planned comparison
Registry-enrolled vs Community-enrolled
  • Community-enrolledn = 300
Primary endpoint
Cross-sectional association of cardiovascular health literacy (CVHL), social determinants of health (SDoH) (polysocial score) and cardiovascular health (CVH)
Methodological detailscommunity-enrolled and registry-enrolled cohorts, 4-month health education intervention (secondary objective), Secondary objective: change in CV health literacy after a 4-month active health education intervention in the 300 community-enrolled women
  • Community-enrolled and registry-enrolled cohorts
  • 4-month health education intervention (secondary objective)
  • Secondary objective: change in CV health literacy after a 4-month active health education intervention in the 300 community-enrolled women

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Design and rationale of the social determinants of the risk of hypertension in women of reproductive age (SAFE HEART) study: An American Heart Association research goes red initiative. Am Heart J. Published 9 June 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.05.016

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