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Methods: Between 2017 and 2019, students from health-related disciplines facilitated screenings at 23 community and independent living sites to conduct health assessments, including measuring blood pressure (BP), obtaining medical history, and evaluating current prescriptions. Statistical analyses including chi-square tests, t-tests, and backward stepwise linear regression were performed. Results: The current sample includes data from 357 adults aged 60 to 99 years (mean age 74.6 \u00b1 8.7), who were 70.9% females, 60.8% identifying as Black\/African American (BA), and 36.8% residing in rural areas. The majority of clients had a prior HTN diagnosis (71.1%) and\/or currently measured HTN (78.7%). Forty-three percent of adults screened had measured, diagnosed, and pharmaceutically treated HTN, while 31% had measured but untreated HTN. Black clients had higher measured systolic and diastolic BP and were more likely to also have been diagnosed with HTN (p &lt; 0.05 for all). Linear regression indicated that lower systolic BP was predicted by not living alone (p = 0.003), White race (p = 0.004), and previous HTN diagnosis (p = 0.012), while female gender (p = 0.079) and decreasing body mass index (p = 0.053) had marginal predictive value. Conclusions: These results indicate that awareness and screening of HTN in this population are noteworthy, though management of the disease through ongoing screening and referrals is essential to reduce disparities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/geriatrics10040101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,28]],"date-time":"2025-07-28T07:57:24Z","timestamp":1753689444000},"page":"101","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Treated but Uncontrolled: Characterizing Hypertension in a Sample of 357 Older Adults in the Southeastern United States"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Rachel","family":"Helms","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-1531-3648","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura A.","family":"Robinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"},{"name":"Department of Nutritional Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul S.","family":"Fiore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"},{"name":"College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelly P.","family":"Strickland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"},{"name":"College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8821-6118","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah O.","family":"Watts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Felicia J.","family":"Tuggle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer L.","family":"Slay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5304-9711","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jeanna","family":"Sewell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9119-1380","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew D.","family":"Frug\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"},{"name":"School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"393","DOI":"10.15585\/mmwr.mm6914a1","article-title":"Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults\u2014United States, 2017","volume":"69","author":"Samanic","year":"2020","journal-title":"MMWR. 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