Deprivation and trends in blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and smoking among participants of a UK primary care-based cardiovascular risk factor screening programme: both narrowing and widening in cardiovascular risk factor inequalities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine recent time trends in blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and current smoking among people in the UK of different deprivation groups.

Design

Repeatable survey.

Setting

Primary care-based UK cardiovascular risk factor screening programme (58 Stockport general practices).

Participants

37,161 women and 33,977 men aged 35-60 years responding to a screening invitation and with a first screening episode during 1989-99.

Results

There were significant decreasing trends in total cholesterol (-0.06 mmol/l/year, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.07 to -0.06 for women, -0.07 mmol/l/year, 95% CI -0.07 to -0.06 for men), with a significantly faster drop in more deprived groups (-0.005 mmol/year/increasing deprivation group

SUBMITTER: Lyratzopoulos G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1861148 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature