Simmons D
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1983 Mar;37(1):38-42. doi: 10.1136/jech.37.1.38.
A total of 1316 individuals were studied in seven villages in Belize, Central America. This represented 92% of the area population aged over 18. Generally, they were members of three ethnic groups--Maya, Spanish, and Creole. The systolic and diastolic IV and V blood pressures were recorded using standardised procedure. Significant differences in blood pressure, weight, and obesity were found between ethnic groups in both sexes, Creoles having higher means than the other groups. Significant relationships with blood pressure were found with obesity, age, and number of children. An early morning urine specimen was obtained from a random 50% of the men, and only in Creoles was there an association between raised blood pressure and sodium/potassium urinary excretion ratio.
在中美洲伯利兹的七个村庄共对1316人进行了研究。这占该地区18岁以上人口的92%。总体而言，他们分属三个族群——玛雅人、西班牙人和克里奥尔人。使用标准化程序记录收缩压和舒张压IV级和V级血压。在男女两性的不同族群之间，血压、体重和肥胖方面存在显著差异，克里奥尔人的各项均值高于其他族群。发现血压与肥胖、年龄和子女数量之间存在显著关联。随机抽取了50%的男性获取清晨尿液样本，只有在克里奥尔人中，血压升高与尿钠/钾排泄率之间存在关联。
