1962
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5303.497
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Factors Influencing Arterial Pressure in the General Population in Jamaica

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“…They do not appear to have changed dramatically in the same urban workforce over the last three to four decades, and generally do not exceed 15%, in contrast to the 15-25% prevalence rates in the West Indies and United States. 13,[17][18][19][20] Direct comparisons between the present study and earlier Nigerian studies may be difficult because of lack of standardisation of age and measurement techniques, and the use of a different diastolic point and hypertension cut-off point in one study, 3 but by and large, most of the studies had employed the 160/95 mm Hg cut-off point and were mostly carried out on urban workers. Gender differences in prevalence rates of hypertension were varied with some of the studies cited reporting higher rates in men, and others reporting higher rates in women.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…They do not appear to have changed dramatically in the same urban workforce over the last three to four decades, and generally do not exceed 15%, in contrast to the 15-25% prevalence rates in the West Indies and United States. 13,[17][18][19][20] Direct comparisons between the present study and earlier Nigerian studies may be difficult because of lack of standardisation of age and measurement techniques, and the use of a different diastolic point and hypertension cut-off point in one study, 3 but by and large, most of the studies had employed the 160/95 mm Hg cut-off point and were mostly carried out on urban workers. Gender differences in prevalence rates of hypertension were varied with some of the studies cited reporting higher rates in men, and others reporting higher rates in women.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Apesar disso, não tem sido demonstrada sua relação com a pressão arterial. Alguns estudos demonstram até que os fumantes têm pressão ligeiramente mais baixas do que os não-fumantes, porém sem diferenças significativas 7 , e sugerem que estes achados se devem a interferências de fatores como o peso 15 . Em estudo semelhante feito no Rio Grande do Sul, também não foi possível estabelecer diferenças significativas entre médias de pressões e prevalências de hipertensos entre fumantes, ex-fumantes e não-fumantes 3 .…”
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“…30 Obesity is an important cause of hypertension, especially in the urban black women of sub-Saharan Africa. It is more common in urban than in rural Zulu women.…”
Section: National Health and Nutritional Survey (Nhanes)mentioning
confidence: 99%