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Residence in a more traditional village was associated with significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures compared to a more modernised village (p<0.001).
Cross-Sectional (n=308)
Yes
p-value: p=<0.001
In traditional Papua New Guinean societies, blood pressure is generally low and does not increase with age, though unexplained variations exist between communities.
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Should not change hypertension screening; leaves open environmental influences on BP in modern cohorts.
King et al. (1985) conducted a cross-sectional in Blood pressure (n=308). Traditional village residence (lower degree of modernisation) vs. More modernised village residence was evaluated on Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p=<0.001). Residence in a more traditional village was associated with significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures compared to a more modernised village (p<0.001).
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