Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Black Surinamese, South Asian Surinamese and White Dutch in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: the SUNSET study

Abstract

The higher prevalence of hypertension found among Black and South Asian people in The Netherlands is consistent with the UK studies. However, the lower control rates and the similar levels of awareness and treatment of hypertension in Black Surinamese contrast with the higher rates reported in African Caribbeans in the UK. The rates for the South Asians in The Netherlands were relatively favourable compared to similar South Asian groups in the UK. These findings underscore the urgent need to develop strategies aimed at improving the prevention and control of hypertension, especially among Black people, in The Netherlands.

Sex difference in blood pressure among South Asian diaspora in Europe and North America and the role of BMI: a meta-analysis

“…12,[14][15][16][17][18] Two studies used samples from a population or community register. 20,21 One study used samples from areas as identified by the postcode directory. 12 Two studies used name analysis software to identify South Asians.…”

“…17,18 Three studies reported on multiple South Asian subgroups (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) separately, 18,22,23 others reported only one subgroup or a combined South Asian population. [14][15][16][17]19,20,26 Most studies used Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometers to measure BP, 15,16,19 whereas two studies used mercury, 18,21 or automated devices such as the Omron (OMRON, Omron Matsusaka Co. Ltd, Kyoto, Japan), Dinamap 8100 (GE Healthcare, Critikon, FL, USA) and Roche (F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland) sphygmomanometers. 12,17,20,23 Subjects were seated and quiet for at least 5 min before BP measurement.…”

“…[14][15][16][17]19,20,26 Most studies used Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometers to measure BP, 15,16,19 whereas two studies used mercury, 18,21 or automated devices such as the Omron (OMRON, Omron Matsusaka Co. Ltd, Kyoto, Japan), Dinamap 8100 (GE Healthcare, Critikon, FL, USA) and Roche (F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland) sphygmomanometers. 12,17,20,23 Subjects were seated and quiet for at least 5 min before BP measurement. 12,14,15,[17][18][19][20][21] In three studies, 12,17,20 the average of the second and third BP reading was reported and in the other studies, the average of two BP readings (Table 1).…”

“…12,17,20,23 Subjects were seated and quiet for at least 5 min before BP measurement. 12,14,15,[17][18][19][20][21] In three studies, 12,17,20 the average of the second and third BP reading was reported and in the other studies, the average of two BP readings (Table 1).…”

“…After contacting three authors to request additional data [11][12][13] and after full text review, the search resulted in 11 eligible articles (Figure 1). [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] The EMBASE and Google Scholar search did not yield additional articles. A cited reference search resulted in one newly identified article.…”