Ethnic differences in blood pressure levels over time : the HELIUS study

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology..

AIMS: Hypertension is an important global health burden with major differences in prevalence among ethnic minorities compared with host populations. Longitudinal research on ethnic differences in blood pressure (BP) levels provides the opportunity to assess the efficacy of strategies aimed at mitigating gaps in hypertension control. In this study, we assessed the change in BP levels over time in a multi-ethnic population-based cohort in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We used baseline and follow-up data from HELIUS to assess differences in BP over time between participants of Dutch, South Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Ghanaian, Moroccan, and Turkish descent. Baseline data were collected between 2011 and 2015 and follow-up data between 2019 and 2021. The main outcome was ethnic differences in systolic BP (SBP) over time determined by linear mixed models adjusted for age, sex, and use of antihypertensive medication. We included 22 109 participants at baseline, from which 10 170 participants had complete follow-up data. The mean follow-up time was 6.3 (1.1) years. Compared with the Dutch population, the mean SBP increased significantly more from baseline to follow-up in Ghanaians [1.78 mmHg, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.77-2.79], Moroccans (2.06 mmHg, 95% CI 1.23-2.90), and the Turkish population (1.30 mmHg, 95% CI 0.38-2.22). Systolic blood pressure differences were in part explained by differences in body mass index (BMI). No differences in SBP trajectory were present between the Dutch and Surinamese population.

CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate a further increase of ethnic differences in SBP among Ghanaian, Moroccan, and Turkish populations compared with the Dutch reference population that are in part attributable to differences in BMI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

European journal of preventive cardiology - 30(2023), 10 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 978-985

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vriend, Esther M C [VerfasserIn]
Wever, Britt E [VerfasserIn]
Bouwmeester, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Agyemang, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Oscar H [VerfasserIn]
Galenkamp, Henrike [VerfasserIn]
Moll van Charante, Eric P [VerfasserIn]
Zwinderman, Aeilko H [VerfasserIn]
Collard, Didier [VerfasserIn]
van den Born, Bert-Jan H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood pressure
Ethnicity
HELIUS study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/eurjpc/zwad089

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354761684