Psychosocial factors in youth and at working age as predictors of blood pressure. A prospective study.
This prospective study focused on childhood and adult psychosocial determinants of blood pressure (BP) measured at working age, including work factors, individual characteristics and socioeconomic factors. Data had been collected over 20 years ago from a sample representative of Finnish children. For this follow-up, 150 subjects responded to a questionnaire and attended a personal examination at the mean age of 37 yr. Hierarchical regression analyses were made for women and men. A split half procedure was applied for the control of possible chance associations. Work conditions and perceived health were not associated with BP. Social conditions in youth were powerful predictors of high adult BP for men. Poor living conditions in youth explained 16% of their diastolic BP and 9% of their systolic BP. The result may be regarded as strong evidence for early determinants of hypertension.
Kalimo
R
R
Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Vuori
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014937:Work