Associations Between Incarceration History and Risk of Hypertension and Hyperglycemia: Consideration of Differences among Black, Hispanic, Asian and White Subgroups

Health Disparities in People with Criminal Legal Involvement: a Call for Prison Health Reform

“…In "Associations Between Incarceration History and Risk of Hypertension and Hyperglycemia: Consideration of Differences among Black, Hispanic, Asian, and White Subgroups," the authors used a unique longitudinal data set to examine the crossroads between race and a history of incarceration, and the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and hypertension. 7 A significant finding in the study was that among Asian participants, a history of incarceration was independently associated with a threefold risk of having SBP ≥ 130 mmHg compared with never incarcerated peers.…”