Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Colombia: Association With Education Level.
Jose P Lopez-LopezDaniel D CohenNatalia Alarcon-ArizaMargarita Mogollon-ZehrDaniela Ney-SalazarMaria A Chacon-ManosalvaDaniel Martinez-BelloJohanna OteroGabriela Castillo-LopezMaritza Perez-MayorgaSumathy RangarajanSalim YusufPatricio López-JaramilloPublished in: American journal of hypertension (2022)
We found that a higher prevalence of hypertension in Colombian Afro-descendants than other ethnic groups. This was principally associated with their lower mean educational level, an indicator of lower socioeconomic status.
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