Why the study?
Does increased time since immigration affect blood pressure and weight in Ethiopian immigrants in Israel?
Does increased time since immigration affect blood pressure and weight in Ethiopian immigrants in Israel?
Acculturation and increased time since immigration are associated with higher blood pressure and weight in Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, though their blood pressure remains lower than the host population.
Acculturation may raise BP and weight in Ethiopian immigrants; extends cross-sectional data but leaves causal effects and practice change open.
Blood pressure was examined in 483 Ethiopian immigrants a few weeks after their arrival in Israel. The results were compared with those from a group of 171 Ethiopian immigrants who came to Israel 2-3 years earlier. Mean blood pressure was significantly higher in the veteran immigrants, whose weight was also greater. Both groups had lower blood pressure than the resident Israeli population.
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