Age of hypertension onset in multiple sclerosis patients. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Briggs, Farren BS; Krill, Diane; Hill, Eddie; Conway, Devon S
• Is Part Of: Multiple sclerosis. Volume 27:Number 13(2021)
• Page Start: 2108
• Page End: 2111
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Multiple sclerosis -- hypertension -- comorbidity -- epidemiology; Central nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Myelin sheath -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple sclerosis -- Periodicals; Central Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Demyelinating Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple Sclerosis -- Periodicals; Système nerveux central -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Gaine de myéline -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Inflammation (Pathologie) -- Périodiques; Sclérose en plaques -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.834005
• DOI: 10.1177/13524585211003016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1352-4585

Abstract

Background/Objective: Hypertension (HTN) is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and it is associated with poorer outcomes. We sought to characterize HTN age at onset (AAO) by MS status. Methods/Results: There were 130, 050 incident HTN patients, among whom there were 892 MS patients. We conducted multivariable linear regression adjusting for patient attributes. Sex- and race-stratified models were conducted. HTN AAO did not differ in patients with and without MS ( p = 0.17). Similar null associations were observed in the sex- and race-specific analyses. Conclusion: While there are complex relationships between HTN and MS, there are no differences in HTN AAO by MS status.