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Identifying distinct subphenotypes of HTN may improve our understanding of its underlying mechanisms and guide more precise treatment or public health initiatives.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec011\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Using EHR and Medicaid claims data from the OneFlorida+ research consortium (2012\u20132021), we identified a cohort of adult Floridians with newly diagnosed HTN (first diagnosis following two outpatient blood pressures \u2265140\/90 mmHg &amp; no prior anti-HTN treatment). We extracted demographic and clinical data from the diagnosis visit and \u22641 year prior. We used hierarchical clustering (unsupervised machine learning) to identify distinct subphenotypes within the OneFlorida+ HTN population.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec012\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A total of 40,686 patients were included (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD age, 60.9\u2009\u00b1\u200917.5 y; 55% women). Five subphenotypes (S1-5) were identified. S1 was characterized by older age, higher Body Mass Index (BMI), and prevalent type 2 diabetes. S2 included over 50% of Black patients who were primarily women, younger, with higher BMI, but living in communities with higher levels of socioeconomic vulnerabilities. S3 contained a higher percentage of Hispanic patients with comparatively lower BMI. S4 is characterized by higher age and co-morbidities. S5 had 94% of patients with chronic kidney disease. Distinctions in social determinants of health factors were also observed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec013\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Unsupervised learning identified 5 HTN subphenotypes varying in demographic, socioeconomic, and risk profiles. 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