Blood pressure measures among women in south India

Blood pressures were measured using standard techniques on a random sample of 961 rural and 1073 urban women chosen from North Arcot District in Tamilnadu State of south India. The mean (SD) systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) were 101.4 (10.5) in the rural women and 105.3 (14.1) in the urban. The mean...

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Published in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 1984-03, Vol.38 (1), p.49-53
Main Authors: Rao, P S, Inbaraj, S G, Subramaniam, V R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Pressure
Body Height
Body Weight
Diastole
Diastolic blood pressure
Female
Gender equality
Hindus
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - epidemiology
Income
India
Maternal Age
Middle Aged
Rural areas
Rural Population
Socioeconomic Factors
Statistical results
Statistical significance
Systole
Urban areas
Urban Population
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Summary:Blood pressures were measured using standard techniques on a random sample of 961 rural and 1073 urban women chosen from North Arcot District in Tamilnadu State of south India. The mean (SD) systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) were 101.4 (10.5) in the rural women and 105.3 (14.1) in the urban. The mean (SD) diastolic blood pressures were 65.9 (9.9) in the rural women and 68.0 (10.8) in the urban. For both systolic and diastolic blood pressures, the urban values were significantly higher than those in the rural. The correlations of blood pressures with selected socioeconomic, obstetric, and maternal factors were examined. For the rural women, blood pressures showed significant associations only with parity and weight. In the urban women significant associations were also noted for age and income. The implications of these findings are briefly discussed.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.38.1.49