July 1, 1993Hypertension
Resting and ambulatory blood pressure differences in Afro-Caribbeans and Europeans.
Why the study?
Are there differences in resting and ambulatory blood pressure between Afro-Caribbean and European individuals that could explain differences in stroke mortality?
Population
1166 European and Afro-Caribbean people in London
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May contribute to stroke disparities; hypothesis-generating for ethnicity-specific nocturnal BP research.
Structured PICO
Are there differences in resting and ambulatory blood pressure between Afro-Caribbean and European individuals that could explain differences in stroke mortality?
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Population
1166 European and Afro-Caribbean people in London
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Outcome
Resting and ambulatory blood pressure differencessurrogate
Afro-Caribbean individuals have higher resting systolic blood pressure and a blunted nocturnal blood pressure dip compared to Europeans, which may partially explain their higher stroke mortality.
Cite This Study
Chaturvedi et al. (1993) studied this question.