Associations of blood pressure with age and gender adjusted for age differences. Inuit in Greenland and Inuit migrants in Denmark. 1998–2001
| Systolic blood pressure | Diastolic blood pressure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Number (%) | Migrants Number (%) | Greenland Mean (95% CI)* | Migrants Mean (95% CI)* | Greenland Mean (95% CI)* | Migrants Mean (95% CI)* | |
| *CI=confidence intervals; †p for age and gender differences between the two populations. | ||||||
| Age p=0.04† | ||||||
| 18–34 | 378 (31) | 212 (31) | 112 (110 to 114) | 117 (115 to 120) | 71 (70 to 77) | 76 (75 to 78) |
| 35–44 | 312 (26) | 199 (29) | 113 (111 to 115) | 120 (118 to 123) | 72 (71 to 73) | 80 (78 to 81) |
| 45–54 | 255 (21) | 155 (23) | 117 (115 to 119) | 130 (127 to 132) | 74 (72 to 75) | 84 (82 to 85) |
| 55–64 | 174 (14) | 79 (12) | 127 (124 to 129) | 142 (139 to 146) | 75 (73 to 77) | 84 (82 to 86) |
| 65+ | 97 (8) | 35 (5) | 138 (135 to 141) | 150 (145 to 156) | 72 (69 to 74) | 85 (81 to 88) |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.001 | p<0.001 | |||
| Gender p<0.001† | ||||||
| Male | 547 (45) | 183 (27) | 119 (118 to 121) | 131 (129 to 133) | 74 (73 to 75) | 84 (82 to 85) |
| Female | 669 (55) | 497 (73) | 116 (115 to 117) | 124 (123 to 126) | 71 (70 to 72) | 79 (78 to 80) |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.001 | p<0.001 | |||