American Journal of Epidemiology
The association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and incident hypertension among older adults in the US Health and Retirement Study
Abstract Background: Despite the association between lower perceived neighborhood social cohesion (PNSC) and higher risk of hypertension, there is limited research on this relationship. This population-based study examined the association between PNSC and incident hypertension among a nationally representative population of older adults across racial and/or ethnic groups and sex. Methods: Data were obtained from 2,998 US older adult participants (mean age=62.5 years, SD=8.12) from the Health and Retirement Study. N …