Not only were the rates of preeclampsia
among Black women substantially higher
than the rates among White women across
all urban areas of NYS, but the racial disparity
increased over the decade. For the years
1993 through 1996, the average difference
in preeclampsia rates in NYC for nondiabetics
aged 20–34 was 1.2; the rate for Black
women was 3.2, whereas the rate for White
women was 2.0. For 1999 through 2002, the
average difference increased to 1.7; the rate
for Black women was 3.4, whereas the rate
for White women was 1.7 (Figure 2a).
Smaller but substantial differences between
hypertension rates of Hispanic and White
women were identified over time in NYC.