Blood pressure and social class in a Jamaican community.
A study of social factors and blood pressure was conducted in a Jamaican community among a sample of 199 persons ages 30 to 50. After controlling for obesity, age, and respondent tension (and other covariates), interaction effects of social class x sex for systolic and diastolic blood pressure were found. Blood pressure increased with increasing social class for males and decreased with increasing social class for females.
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Department of Behavioral Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487.
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D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D013315:Stress, Psychological