Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults.
VL, M., L, J.L., NW, T., T, R.C., & B, E. (2026). Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults.. International journal of environmental research and public health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23060705
VL M, L JL, NW T, T RC, B E. Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults.. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2026; doi: 10.3390/ijerph23060705
VL M, L JL, NW T, et al. Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults.[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2026. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23060705.
@article{vl2026,
author = {Mendy VL and Jones-Lee L and Tsegay NW and Rowell-Cunsolo T and Enkhmaa B},
title = {Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults.},
journal = {International journal of environmental research and public health},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph23060705},
note = {PMID: 42354236},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Mendy VL AU - Jones-Lee L AU - Tsegay NW AU - Rowell-Cunsolo T AU - Enkhmaa B TI - Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity and Hypertension Prevalence Among Mississippi Adults. T2 - International journal of environmental research and public health PY - 2026 DO - 10.3390/ijerph23060705 AN - PMID:42354236 ER -
More than one million adults in Mississippi have hypertension. We examined the association between a summary measure of social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity (SDOH/HE) and hypertension prevalence among Mississippi adults. Using data from 3867 respondents to the 2023 Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System SDOH/HE Module, we performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine the association between hypertension prevalence and a summary SDOH/HE measure. The SDOH/HE summary measure score was created using responses to 10 questions assessing employment/economic and housing stability, receipt of food assistance, access to quality food and transportation, utilities security, social isolation, social and emotional support, life satisfaction, and mental well-being of the participants. The likelihood of experiencing 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 or more SDOH/HE risk factors was 38.6, 22.9%, 13.7%, 7.9%, and 16.8%, respectively. Mississippi adults experiencing one (adjusted odds ratio, AOR, 1.47) and four or more (AOR, 2.62) of SDOH/HE risk factors had higher odds of hypertension compared to those experiencing no SDOH/HE risk factors. Associations between presence of two or three SDOH/HE risk factors and hypertension were not significant. Mississippi adults with one and at least four SDOH/HE risk factors had significantly higher odds of hypertension risk than those with no SDOH/HE risk factors. These findings highlight an association between SDOH/HE factors and the burden of hypertension and underscore the need for targeted inventions among Mississippi adults with multiple SDOH/HE risk factors.