Rogers Richard G, Onge Jarron M Saint
Population Program, Institute of Behavioral Science, and Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0484, USA.
Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4):601-6.
The prevalence of high blood pressure in the United States is a public health concern. This study uses the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994) and linear regression to document variations in pulse pressure by race/ethnicity and sex in the United States. We find higher pulse pressures among racial and ethnic minorities than among non-Hispanic Whites and among males than females. The results indicate that the effect of race on pulse pressure decreases with the inclusion of various controls; nevertheless, African Americans maintain higher pulse pressures than non-Hispanic White Americans, even net of controls. Compared to females, males exhibit higher pulse pressures. Moreover, this sex gap progressively increases with controls for socioeconomic status and physical activity. Given the known health consequences associated with high pulse pressure, these results highlight the importance of better understanding and addressing the risk of high pulse pressure among demographic subpopulations in the United States.
美国高血压的患病率是一个公共卫生问题。本研究使用第三次全国健康和营养检查调查（1988 - 1994年）以及线性回归来记录美国不同种族/族裔和性别的脉压差异。我们发现，少数族裔的脉压高于非西班牙裔白人，男性的脉压高于女性。结果表明，纳入各种控制因素后，种族对脉压的影响会降低；然而，即使排除控制因素，非裔美国人的脉压仍高于非西班牙裔美国白人。与女性相比，男性的脉压更高。此外，随着对社会经济地位和身体活动的控制，这种性别差异会逐渐增大。鉴于已知高脉压会带来健康后果，这些结果凸显了更好地理解和应对美国不同人口亚群体中高脉压风险的重要性。
