A Cross-National Comparative Study of Blood Pressure and Hypertension Between English and Dutch South-Asian- and African-Origin Populations: The Role of National Context | Zendy

Charles Agyemang | Zendy; Anton E. Kunst | Zendy; R. Bhopal | Zendy; Paola Zaninotto | Zendy; Nigel Unwin | Zendy; James Nazroo | Zendy; Mary Nicolaou | Zendy; Ken Redekop | Zendy; Karien Stronks | Zendy

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A Cross-National Comparative Study of Blood Pressure and Hypertension Between English and Dutch South-Asian- and African-Origin Populations: The Role of National Context

Author(s) -

Charles Agyemang,

Anton E. Kunst,

R. Bhopal,

Paola Zaninotto,

Nigel Unwin,

James Nazroo,

Mary Nicolaou,

Ken Redekop,

Karien Stronks

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.39

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ethnic group , context (archaeology) , socioeconomic status , white (mutation) , demography , gerontology , population , environmental health , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , sociology , anthropology , gene

We compare patterns of blood pressure (BP) and prevalence of hypertension between white-Dutch and their South-Asian and African minority groups with their corresponding white-English and their South-Asian and African ethnic minority groups; and the contribution of physical activity, body sizes, and socioeconomic position (SEP); and the quality of BP treatment that may underlie differences in mean BP.

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