BACKGROUND: Studies into social inequalities in health tend to focus more on parental socio-economic status (SES) as it affects the children. We aimed to test the hypothesis that socio-economic inequalities would not affect the casual blood pressure among Nigerian adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Resting blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate of 1067 sedentary adults were measured. Rate pressure product and pulse pressure were later calculated. Second, a structured questionnaire, which objectively assessed the SES of the subjects, was administered. Subsequently, a self-rating SES ladder was employed to classify the subjects into different socio-economic groups. This was used as a check for the structured questionnaire. A Pearson product correlation coefficient comparing the two outcome measures revealed a high correlation (r=0.951, P<0.01). Socio-economic status was found to have an inverse significant (P<0.05) effect on systolic pressure, heart rate and pulse pressure. The 95th centile blood pressure obtained was 154/91 mmHg. CONCLUSION: Low SES is associated with development of hypertension among the Nigerian adults.
BACKGROUND: Studies into social inequalities in health tend to focus more on parental socio-economic status (SES) as it affects the children. We aimed to test the hypothesis that socio-economic inequalities would not affect the casual blood pressure among Nigerian adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Resting blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate of 1067 sedentary adults were measured. Rate pressure product and pulse pressure were later calculated. Second, a structured questionnaire, which objectively assessed the SES of the subjects, was administered. Subsequently, a self-rating SES ladder was employed to classify the subjects into different socio-economic groups. This was used as a check for the structured questionnaire. A Pearson product correlation coefficient comparing the two outcome measures revealed a high correlation (r=0.951, P<0.01). Socio-economic status was found to have an inverse significant (P<0.05) effect on systolic pressure, heart rate and pulse pressure. The 95th centile blood pressure obtained was 154/91 mmHg. CONCLUSION: Low SES is associated with development of hypertension among the Nigerian adults.
Authors: Adekola A Adewumi; Rufus A Adedoyin; Taofeek O Awotidebe; Gregory E Erhabor; Olayemi F Awopeju; Rita N Ativie; Kayode I Oke Journal: J Exerc Rehabil Date: 2017-06-30
Authors: Yintao Chen; Shasha Yu; Shuang Chen; Xiaofan Guo; Yuan Li; Zhao Li; Yingxian Sun Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2016-12-02 Impact factor: 3.390