Similar trends occurred in the rest of NYS,
though the disparities were less dramatic.
Outside NYC, preeclampsia rates for Hispanic
women decreased to the level for White
women outside NYC by the end of the decade
(Figure 2b). These patterns were also seen
when all hypertensive disorders were combined
and when diabetics were evaluated
(data not shown). We assessed trends of hypertension
rates in large hospitals to determine
if the observed racial disparities were
because of a change in diagnostic pattern;
no change in diagnostic pattern was evident