Ethnic differences in the effect of environmental stressors on blood pressure and hypertension in the Netherlands

The study findings show that neighbourhood-level stressors are associated with BP inethnic minority groups but were less evident in the Dutch group, which might imply that the higher BP levels found in some ethnic minority groups might be partly due to their greater susceptibility to the adverse neighbourhood environment.

Abstract

The study findings show that neighbourhood-level stressors are associated with BP in ethnic minority groups but were less evident in the Dutch group. These findings might imply that the higher BP levels found in some ethnic minority groups might be partly due to their greater susceptibility to the adverse neighbourhood environment in which many ethnic minority people live. Primary prevention measures targeting these neighbourhood stressors may have an impact in reducing high BP related morbidity and mortality among ethnic minority groups.