Ethnic differences in blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension in England

Does the pulse pressure in people of European, African and South Asian descent differ? A systematic review and meta-analysis of UK data

“…[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] In four of these, mean BP levels were not adjusted for age, [12][13][14][15] and one study based on the health Survey for England (the availability of data from two Health Surveys for England made this study unnecessary) did not provide information on standard deviations nor 95% CI to enable quantitative analyses. 15 One study did not provide information on BP values.…”

“…Nine studies provided data on African descent populations, [18][19][20]22,24,[26][27][28][29] and 12 provided data on South Asian descent populations. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][25][26][27][28][29] Three authors provided age-adjusted mean PP. [27][28][29] For others, we calculated mean PP by subtracting diastolic BP from systolic BP.…”

“…[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][25][26][27][28][29] Three authors provided age-adjusted mean PP. [27][28][29] For others, we calculated mean PP by subtracting diastolic BP from systolic BP.…”

“…27,29 Two studies reported cross-sectional data from a cohort design, 25,27 the rest were crosssectional surveys. Name analysis, 20,21,[23][24][25] selfreported origin, 25,27,29 country of birth, 17,18 parental origin 19,24,25 and observer classifications 26,28 were used as markers of ethnicity. The age range varied.…”

“…Only three studies reported mean age values. 25,26,28 Response rates varied widely, ranging from 58 21 to 85%. 29 Five studies provided data on height.…”