Migrant status disparities in blood pressure: a multiple mediation analysis of modifiable factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined differences in blood pressure (BP) levels between first-generation immigrants and natives in adult residents in Northeast Italy, and investigated the role of lifestyle behaviors, body mass index (BMI), and education as potentially modifiable mediating factors.

Methods

We included 20-69-year-old participants from the Health Surveillance Program of the Veneto Region (n = 37,710). Immigrants born in a high migratory pressure country (HMPC) were further grouped into geographical macro-areas. The outcomes were systolic BP (SBP) and hypertension. Multiple mediation analyses were performed to determine the contribution of each mediator of the SBP/migrant status association.

Results

Of the 37,380 subjects included, 8.7% were born in an HMPC. BMI, educat

SUBMITTER: Dalla Zuanna T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468480 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature