Blood pressure in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: analysis of baseline data from a prospective cohort study
Blood pressure was within the normal range for most young Indigenous people in our study, but one in three had elevated blood pressure or hypertension. Community-level, culturally safe approaches are needed to avoid the early onset of cardiovascular risks, including elevated blood pressure.
Authors
- Rebecca Ivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-662X)
- Nicholas Larkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6914-4884)
- Sandra Eades (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-3390)
- Emily Banks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4617-1302)
- Grace Joshy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-6368)
- Jonathan C. Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-4035)
- Francine Eades
- Berhe W. Sahle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-9176)
- Garry Jennings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-5483)
- Robyn Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-0032)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52558
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- University of Melbourne
- Curtin University of Technology
- National Health and Medical Research Council