Key result
Higher educational attainment links to modestly lower systolic blood pressure in hypertensive women.
Why the study?
The association between education and blood pressure in hypertensive Chinese patients was not well characterized.
Is educational attainment associated with blood pressure levels in Chinese patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Cross-Sectional (n=502)
No
Is educational attainment associated with blood pressure levels in Chinese patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Higher educational attainment is associated with lower systolic blood pressure in female Chinese patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension.
Education-BP association in Chinese hypertensives inconclusive; leaves open need for longitudinal studies before any clinical consideration.
Objective: To examine the association between education and blood pressure in hypertensive Chinese. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the health care center of a university affiliated hospital in 2008 to enroll 502 mild to moderate essential hypertensive patients. All participants completed a questionnaire addressing their sociodemographic information before they were given a routine physical check-up. Results: The baseline blood pressure was 151.87/95.76 mmHg for 277 females and 149.80/97.74 mmHg for 225 males. Only few women reported smoke (4%, n = 11) or drink alcohol (6.9%, n = 19). Over half of men smoke and drink (63.2% and 52.9% respectively). Alcohol consumption was found different among educational attainment groups in males. Correlation analyses demonstrated that education was inversely related to systolic blood pressure in female hypertensives. Conclusion: Education is associated with blood pressure in females.
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Chen et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Mild to moderate essential hypertension (n=502). Educational attainment vs. Different levels of education was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (r = -0.13, p=<0.05). Educational attainment was inversely associated with systolic blood pressure in female hypertensive patients (r = -0.13, p < 0.05).
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