Hawthorne V M, Gillis C R, Lorimer A R, Calvert F R, Walker T J
Br Med J. 1969 Dec 13;4(5684):651-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5684.651.
A survey of mean blood pressure levels in age-and-sex-matched samples of the population of the island of Tiree appears to support the local belief that blood pressure is higher on the island than on the mainland. This conclusion may be related to the observation of a greater mean width of the heart, measured radiologically, in the island population compared with the mainland population. The greater mean body weight observed in the island compared with the mainland may be a factor. Blood pressure in men between the ages of 40 and 59 years is higher in Tiree than in selected samples in England and America.
对泰里岛年龄和性别匹配的人群样本进行的平均血压水平调查似乎支持了当地的一种观点，即该岛的血压高于大陆地区。这一结论可能与以下观察结果有关：通过放射学测量，该岛人群的心脏平均宽度比大陆人群更大。与大陆相比，该岛观察到的平均体重更高可能是一个因素。泰里岛40至59岁男性的血压高于英格兰和美国的选定样本。
