SynthesisJournal of human hypertension2004
Do variations in blood pressures of South Asian, African and Chinese descent children reflect those of the adult populations in the UK? A review of cross-sectional data.
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- Heterogeneity in blood pressure in UK Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani, compared to White, populations: divergence of adults and children.Journal of human hypertension · 2018Pooled it
- Associations of social and economic and pregnancy exposures with blood pressure in UK White British and Pakistani children age 4/5.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
- Shock index, modified shock index, age shock index score, and reverse shock index multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale predicting clinical outcomes in traumatic brain injury: Evidence from a 10-year analysis in a single center.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hypertension among residents of a disadvantaged rural community in southern Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2019Article
- Predictors of diastolic dysfunction in ethnic groups: observations from the Hypertensive Cohort of The Ethnic-Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening Study (E-ECHOES).Journal of human hypertension · 2018Article
- Ethnic and socioeconomic influences on childhood blood pressure: the Child Heart and Health Study in England.Journal of hypertension · 2012Article
- Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and established risk factors among populations of sub-Saharan African descent in Europe: a literature review.Globalization and health · 2009Article
- Blood pressure and body mass index in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in Paramaribo, Suriname.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2009Article
- Blood pressure patterns in rural, semi-urban and urban children in the Ashanti region of Ghana, West Africa.BMC public health · 2005Article
- Ethnicity and tracking blood pressure in children.Journal of human hypertension · 2004Review
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess whether variations in BP in children of UK ethnic minority populations correspond to those seen in adults. A systematic literature review was carried out using MEDLINE 1966-2003 and EMBASE 1980-2003, supplemented by correspondence with expert informants, and citations from references. Five studies were identified. There were important differences between studies in terms of age and sex of samples, definition of ethnic minority children and methods of evaluating BP. Three studies of children of African descent reported lower mean SBP in boys from African descent compared to white boys, the differences being significant only in one study. In African descent girls, the mean SBP was significantly lower in one study, while DBP was significantly higher in one study. Four studies included children of South Asian origin. The Health Survey for England '99 reported on South Asian groups separately. Pakistani boys had a significantly higher age- and height-standardised mean SBP than the general population. The mean DBP was significantly higher in Indian and Pakistani boys than the general population. Pakistani and Bangladeshi girls had a significantly higher mean DBP than the general population. The other three studies, which combined South Asian subgroups found no significant differences in the mean BP between South Asians and white subjects. One study included children of Chinese descent and reported significantly higher mean DBP in Chinese boys and girls compared to the general population. Overall, BP across ethnic groups was similar. These similarities in BP patterns particularly in African, Bangladeshi and Pakistani descent children contrasts with those in the corresponding adult populations in the UK where BP is comparatively high in those of African descent and comparatively low in those of Bangladeshi and Pakistani descent.
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