Open AccessEthnic and socioeconomic influences on childhood blood pressure
Author(s) -
Claudia Thomas,
Claire M Nightingale,
Angela S Donin,
Alicja R. Rudnicka,
Christopher G. Owen,
Derek G Cook,
Peter H. Whincup
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835837c9
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , demography , confidence interval , white british , blood pressure , cross sectional study , ethnic origin , population , environmental health , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Compared to UK white European adults, UK black African-Caribbean adults have higher mean SBP and DBP; UK South Asian adults have higher mean DBP but lower SBP. Information on blood pressure (BP) in UK children from different ethnic groups is limited. The aim of this study was to compare BP levels in UK children of black African-Caribbean, South Asian and white European origin.