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Is there any association between blood pressure and education level? The CroHort Study

The aim of this study was to explore how the association of 5-year cumulative incidence of arterial hypertension (further 5-CIAH) and education varies according to body weight, age and sex. The study was conducted on cohort of 1383 subjects aged 18+ with initially normal blood pressure (systolic <140 mmHg and diastolic <90 mmHg, and not taking medication). Data were collected in 2003 and repeated in 2008. Methods of descriptive statistics,  2 test and logistic regression were used. No association between education level and hypertension development was recorded in the group of men and in the group of woman aged 65+. In the group of women with normal body weight, younger than 65 years, significantly higher 5-CIAH values were recorded in those with less than 12 years of education (32.5% [22.0 to 42.9]) compared to those with 12 or more years of education (9.6% [6.1 to 13.1]).

hypertension; cumulative incidence; education; CroHort study

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