Education differences in blood pressure trajectories by sex through midlife: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although it has long been established that age and sex play a role in blood pressure levels across the lifespan, the extent to which educational attainment moderates these relationships has been understudied. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess educational differences in SBP, DBP, and pulse pressure (PP) trajectories among men and women through the midlife years.

Method

We conducted an analysis of pooled data from the 1999 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to assess whether education moderates blood pressure measurements among men and women over the midlife years. Statistical analyses were performed using survey-weighted linear and quadratic regressions to assess these trajectories.

Results

During midlife, women with at least

SUBMITTER: Calixte R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654444 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature