Blacks and Whites in the Cuba have equal prevalence of hypertension: confirmation from a new population survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The excess burden of hypertension among blacks has been a prominent feature of the heath disparities literature, and many scientists presume it to be a stable and inevitable phenomenon. The underlying causes of this disparity can only be disentangled in a setting in which the population does not experience racial stratification of socioeconomic opportunities. While such conditions of racial equality remain uncommon, they may be approximated in Cuba, a country with a persistent policy of social inclusion over the last 5 decades.

Methods

We report on a 2010-2011 stratified probability sample of those aged 15-74 years from the urban population of Cienfuegos in central Cuba. A total of 1496 adults (880 women and 616 men) were recruited and assessed for blood pressure

SUBMITTER: Ordunez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3635894 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature