Key result
Ethnic differences in genetics, diet, and lifestyle correlate with hypertension awareness and control in Singapore.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a leading modifiable cardiovascular risk factor with significant burden across Asia, where sociodemographic variability relates to ethnic differences, highlighting the need to understand ethnic variations in risk and control.
Highlights the importance of understanding ethnic and sociodemographic differences to improve hypertension screening and management in diverse Asian populations.
May inform ethnicity-tailored hypertension screening in multi-ethnic Asia; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.
The prevalence of hypertension varies by country and region, but it remains a leading yet modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease. There are many factors that contribute to the burden of hypertension in Asia, a region with diverse ethnicity. It has been shown that sociodemographic variability is related to ethnic differences, thereby emphasizing the importance of hypertension screening and educating at-risk or vulnerable groups. In this review, we describe the ethnic differences in genetic variants, dietary choice, and lifestyle habits, as well as its association with sociodemographic differences, hypertension awareness, and treatment control.
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Chan et al. (2020) conducted a review in Hypertension. Ethnic differences in genetic variants, dietary choices, and lifestyle habits are associated with sociodemographic differences, hypertension awareness, and treatment control in Singapore.
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