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Hypertension common among poorest and least educated globally

Dr. Kamal Kant KohliWritten by Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-08-16T06:45:32+05:30  |  Updated On 2022-08-16T12:38:06+05:30
Hypertension common among poorest and least educated globally

Hypertension is most prevalent among the least educated and poorest people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite often presumed low rates of common risk factors like sedentary lifestyle and obesity, according to a new study. The study has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. However, investment in interventions toward reducing hypertension rates...

Hypertension is most prevalent among the least educated and poorest people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite often presumed low rates of common risk factors like sedentary lifestyle and obesity, according to a new study.

The study has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

However, investment in interventions toward reducing hypertension rates and risk in these regions is lacking compared to other global health issues like HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

Hypertension is a highly prevalent but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is also estimated to be the leading cause of death in LMICs; however, hypertension is often thought to affect mainly wealthier individuals in those countries.

Researchers in this study looked at hypertension rates across levels of socioeconomic status to determine the association of educational attainment and household wealth with hypertension; whether and how the relationship between socioeconomic status and hypertension differs between regions; and how socioeconomic gradients of hypertension within countries are associated with level of economic development.

"Achieving equity in health requires an understanding of which health conditions are most prevalent among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged segments of society," said Pascal Geldsetzer, ScD, senior author of the study and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

"This is especially important for hypertension because those with low socioeconomic status are generally least able to access high-quality health care for strokes and heart attacks and are typically most dependent on their full health to earn a living."

Researchers looked at more than 1.2 million people in 76 LMICs, which were categorized into six regions according to the World Health Organization's regional groupings: Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. The median age was 40 years old and 58.5% were female.

They found that the differences in hypertension prevalence between groups divided according to education level and household wealth were small in most countries. Findings that researchers said may be "counterintuitive" because the poorest people in LMICs are often assumed to engage in large amounts of physical activity through manual labor and not be overweight or obese.

However, other risk factors like aging and pollution, might be a cause of high hypertension rates. There were some variations in findings, including in Southeast Asia where there was a greater prevalence of hypertension in more educated and wealthier people and in countries with lower gross domestic product versus higher gross domestic product, but absolute differences were still small.

"Policymakers who are concerned with improving health among the most disadvantaged groups may want to invest in improving hypertension prevention and control among these groups," Geldsetzer said. "This appears particularly justified given that we have found in previous research that adults with the least education and household wealth are least likely to be on treatment for their hypertension and ultimately achieve control of their blood pressure."

In a related editorial comment, Yashashwi Pokharel, MBBS, MSCR, assistant professor of cardiology and an affiliate in the Office of Global Health at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said the global hypertension burden is "dismal," and there has been little data on the differences in hypertension prevalence by socioeconomic status.

"Now that we know that hypertension prevalence is not different in the poorest, the least educated or the least economically developed country as compared with their wealthier and educated counterparts, we should develop, test and implement effective strategies to enhance global equity in hypertension care," Pokharel said.

Reference:

Tabea K. Kirschbaum et al, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2022), DOI: 10.1016/j. jacc.2022 .05. 044


Hypertension obesity cardiovascular disease LMICs World Health Organization WHO risk factors Journal of the American College of Cardiology 
Source : Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

    Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Before Joining Medical Dialogues, he has served at important positions in the medical industry in India including as the Hony. Secretary of the Delhi Medical Association as well as the chairman of Anti-Quackery Committee in Delhi and worked with other Medical Councils in India. Email: editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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