The low prevalence of hypertension in Falkland Islands men

A morbidity survey in the Falkland Islands, conducted in 1979, showed that Falkland Islands men had a lower prevalence of hypertension than their counterparts in the United Kingdon. Such a difference was not found in women.As a migrant population, Falkland Islanders are unusual in that they moved fr...

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Published inJournal of the Royal College of General Practitioners Vol. 34; no. 259; pp. 95 - 96
Main Authors King, H O, Bleaney, A A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Atlantic Islands
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
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Atlantic Islands
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Summary:A morbidity survey in the Falkland Islands, conducted in 1979, showed that Falkland Islands men had a lower prevalence of hypertension than their counterparts in the United Kingdon. Such a difference was not found in women.As a migrant population, Falkland Islanders are unusual in that they moved from a developed society to a more traditional setting. In men, but not in women, the change in environment led to a greater proportion of the population engaging in a high level of habitual physical activity and to a low prevalence of obesity.These findings (based on ICD codes rather than BP measurements) are consistent with the hypothesis that such a change in lifestyle may have resulted in the lower population prevalence of hypertension observed in the morbidity survey, and the implications could be important for public health.
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ISSN:0035-8797