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Demographic Characteristics of 951 Adolescents With Essential Hypertension Who Had an Antihypertensive Prescription During 2003 to 2008
| Overall, No. (%) (n = 951) |
|
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 648 (68) |
| F | 303 (32) |
| Race | |
| White | 480 (51) |
| Black | 417 (44) |
| Hispanic | 41 (4) |
| Other/unknown | 13 (1) |
| Age at first year of study eligibility, y | |
| 11–14 | 569 (60) |
| 15–19 | 382 (40) |
| No. of years of Madicaid eligibility | |
| 3 | 226 (24) |
| 4 | 212 (22) |
| 5 | 213 (22) |
| 6 | 300 (32) |
| Obesity-related comorbidity | |
| Yes | 538 (57) |
| No | 413 (43) |
