A prospective longitudinal approach to examine the association between social position in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood with the control of hypertension during adulthood
Susana Barradas,
Diego I. Lucumi,
Graciela Mentz
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionHypertension is one of the main concerns in public health, since it is related with increased morbidity, and potential years of life lost in addition to loss of quality of life. This study aimed to assess: (1) the distribution of indicators of life course SEP in a cohort of Colombian patients with hypertension and (2) to assess the association of life course SEP and control of hypertension among this cohort of patients.MethodsData were obtained using the baseline survey of 258 patients from the Soc… Show more
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