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. 2022 Feb 10;15(1):37.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-022-05931-6.

Difference in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors depending on area-level deprivation in Japan

Tasuku Okui  1 , Jinsang Park  2
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Difference in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors depending on area-level deprivation in Japan

Tasuku Okui et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objectives: Area-level deprivation is an important factor related to mortality or health behaviors; however, a study investigating differences in hypertension prevalence depending on area-level deprivation has not been conducted in Japan. We investigated differences in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors, i.e. obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and heavy alcohol drinking depending on area-level deprivation using nationwide health checkups data in 2018.

Results: Area-level deprivation was derived from census data. An analysis of the data by secondary medical areas revealed that the age-standardized proportions of individuals whose systolic blood pressure was ≥ 140 mmHg, those whose diastolic blood pressure was ≥ 90 mmHg, those whose body mass index was ≥ 25 or 30 kg/m2, smokers, and heavy alcohol drinkers showed an increasing trend with an increase in the deprivation level. The relative index of inequality, which can be interpreted as the ratio of the age-standardized proportion for the most deprived area compared with that for the least deprived area, was significantly greater than 1 for all proportions, except for the proportion of drinkers in women. Overall, there was a disparity in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors depending on area-level deprivation.

Keywords: Alcohol drinking; Hypertension; Japan; Obesity; Smoking.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Geographic distribution of area-level deprivation in Japan. The figure was generated by the authors using open data from government websites, and is exempt from copyright issues
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