The association between socioeconomic status and prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in different ethnic groups: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting study

Conclusion: SES, in particular education, impacts hypertension treatment in the Netherlands, whereas the association of specific SES parameters with hypertension indicators differ across ethnic groups. Further exploration is needed on how sociocultural beliefs and behaviours may differentially affect blood pressure control across ethnic minority populations.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research