Blood pressure and social class in a Jamaican community

A study of social factors and blood pressure was conducted in a Jamaican community among a sample of 199 persons ages 30 to 50. After controlling for obesity, age, and respondent tension (and other covariates), interaction effects of social class x sex for systolic and diastolic blood pressure were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1988-06, Vol.78 (6), p.714-716
Hauptverfasser:	Dressler, W W, Grell, G A, Gallagher, P N, Viteri, F E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Blood Pressure Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology Female Health Surveys Humans Jamaica Male Medical research Medical sciences Men Middle Aged Public health Social Class Social classes Stress, Psychological Tropical medicine Women
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Zusammenfassung:	A study of social factors and blood pressure was conducted in a Jamaican community among a sample of 199 persons ages 30 to 50. After controlling for obesity, age, and respondent tension (and other covariates), interaction effects of social class x sex for systolic and diastolic blood pressure were found. Blood pressure increased with increasing social class for males and decreased with increasing social class for females.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.78.6.714