Community based lifestyle intervention for blood pressure reduction in children and young adults in developing country: cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of a community based lifestyle intervention on blood pressure in children and young adults in a developing country setting.

Design

Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting

12 randomly selected geographical census based clusters in Karachi, Pakistan.

Participants

4023 people aged 5-39 years.

Intervention

Three monthly family based home health education delivered by lay health workers.

Main outcome measure

Change in blood pressure from randomisation to end of follow-up at 2 years.

Results

Analysed using the intention to treat principle, the change in systolic blood pressure (adjusted for age, sex, and baseline blood pressure) was significant; it increased by 1.5 (95% confidence interval 1.1 to 1.9) mm

SUBMITTER: Jafar TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2881949 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature