Key result
Higher educational status was inversely associated with hypertension in rural East Asia (ES 0.82; 95% CI 0.78-0.87) but positively associated in South Asia (ES 1.28; 95% CI 1.14-1.43).
Why the study?
Is socioeconomic status associated with hypertension risk in rural populations of low- and middle-income countries?
Population
Rural populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Comparison
Socioeconomic status and its proxies vs Different levels of socioeconomic status
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Regional variation in education-hypertension links cautions against uniform SES assumptions; leaves open region-specific prospective research in rural LMICs.
Meta-Analysis
Yes
Is socioeconomic status associated with hypertension risk in rural populations of low- and middle-income countries?
Effect estimate: ES 0.82 (95% CI 0.78-0.87)
The association between socioeconomic status and hypertension in rural LMIC populations varies significantly by geographical region, with inverse associations in East Asia and positive associations in South Asia.
Busingye et al. (2014) conducted a meta-analysis in Hypertension. Socioeconomic status (education, income, occupation) vs. Lower socioeconomic status was evaluated on Hypertension (ES 0.82, 95% CI 0.78-0.87). Higher educational status was inversely associated with hypertension in rural East Asia (ES 0.82; 95% CI 0.78-0.87) but positively associated in South Asia (ES 1.28; 95% CI 1.14-1.43).
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