{"title":"Association between equivalized annual household income and regular medical visits for hypertensive patients since the COVID-19 outbreak","authors":"Maya Toyama, Michihiro Satoh, Hideaki Hashimoto, Yutaro Iwabe, Takahito Yagihashi, Shingo Nakayama, Takahisa Murakami, Naoki Nakaya, Hirohito Metoki, Atsushi Hozawa, Takahiro Tabuchi","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-02067-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies have shown an increase in blood pressure during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic even among patients receiving antihypertensive treatment. This study aims to evaluate the association between equivalized annual household income and refraining from regular medical visits for hypertensive patients since the COVID-19 outbreak. We analyzed data from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS), including 2832 hypertensive patients aged 20–79 years from the 2020 survey and at least one survey between 2021 and 2023. They were categorized into lower-income (","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":"48 2","pages":"786-795"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41440-024-02067-x.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hypertension Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41440-024-02067-x","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Previous studies have shown an increase in blood pressure during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic even among patients receiving antihypertensive treatment. This study aims to evaluate the association between equivalized annual household income and refraining from regular medical visits for hypertensive patients since the COVID-19 outbreak. We analyzed data from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS), including 2832 hypertensive patients aged 20–79 years from the 2020 survey and at least one survey between 2021 and 2023. They were categorized into lower-income (
期刊介绍:
Hypertension Research is the official publication of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. The journal publishes papers reporting original clinical and experimental research that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. The journal publishes Review Articles, Articles, Correspondence and Comments.