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Table 2 Blood pressure (mmHg) by sex and skin color group, Cienfuegos, 2011

From: Blacks and whites in Cuba have equal prevalence of hypertension: confirmation from a new population survey

Sex

N

Whites

N

Blacks

p-value

 

Systolic blood pressure (weighted mean and 95% CI)

    

Men

456

123.3 (121.8, 124.8)

160

122.2 (119.7, 124.7)

0.46

Women

621

116.7 (115.4, 117.9)

259

117.8 (115.4, 120.1)

0.42

Total

1077

120.1 (119.1, 121.1)

419

119.8 (118.1, 121.6)

0.89

 

Diastolic blood pressure (weighted mean and 95% CI)

    

Men

456

81.9 (80.7, 82.9)

160

81.0 (78.9, 82.9)

0.41

Women

621

76.3 (75.4, 77.1)

259

77.4 (75.8, 78.9)

0.23

Total

1077

79.1 (78.4, 79.9)

419

79.1 (77.8, 80.3)

1.00