Association between war-related traumatic events and blood pressure trajectory: a population-based study among the mid-aged and older Palestinian adults living in Gaza.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known regarding health status in an environment characterized by instability and ongoing war risks. This study investigated hypertension disease burden and associations of war-related traumatic events with blood pressure (BP) trajectory over time amongst mid-aged and older Palestinian adults in Gaza Strip.

Methods

From nine primary healthcare centers, medical records between 2013 and 2019 were collected for 1,000 mid-aged and older Palestinian adults living in Gaza. Multinomial logistic regression analysis examined associations between war-related traumatic events and BP trajectories derived using latent class trajectory analysis (LCTA).

Results

The prevalence of self-reported injury (of participants or their family members), death of a family mem

SUBMITTER: Jebril M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310537 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature