Prevalence of hypertension: race and educational level

Prevalence of hypertension: race and educational level

The prevalence of hypertension (27.5 %) at the "Claudio Argüelles" Bicycles Factory was related to the educational level and the color of the skin. A greater prevalence of hypertension was found among those with the highest educational level. The same thing was observed in the black indivi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista cubana de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular 2014-03, Vol.12 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Egllery Ramón Caudales Pérez, Juana María Acosta Hosman, Alfa Palacios Gainza, Antonio Castillo Guzmán, David García Barreto
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Sprache:spa
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escolaridad
hipertension/epidemiología
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of hypertension (27.5 %) at the "Claudio Argüelles" Bicycles Factory was related to the educational level and the color of the skin. A greater prevalence of hypertension was found among those with the highest educational level. The same thing was observed in the black individuals, although the differences between the 2 groups were not significant. 58 % of hypertensives were detected in this research.
ISSN:1561-2937