Why the study?
Are there ethnic differences in blood pressure among factory workers in England?
Population
Factory workers aged 16-64 years in England, n=1049.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Ethnicity should not guide BP assessment in similar UK groups; leaves open whether US differences reflect confounding or apply elsewhere.
Are there ethnic differences in blood pressure among factory workers in England?
In a cohort of English factory workers, there was no significant independent effect of ethnic group on blood pressure variance, contrasting with findings from the United States.
Cruickshank et al. (1985) studied this question.
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