dc.contributor.author | Poulter, NR | |
dc.contributor.author | Khaw, KT | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugambi, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Peart, WS | |
dc.contributor.author | Sever, PS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-12T07:33:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-12T07:33:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1985 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 1985 May-Jun;12(3):211-6. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4028511 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31998 | |
dc.description.abstract | A longitudinal study of the effects of migration on blood pressure and related factors is being carried out in members of a black Kenyan population who migrate from a traditional rural community to an urban environment. Data on the first 139 migrants (78 male, 61 female) and 204 control non-migrants (126 male, 78 female) who have been followed up for a period of 6 months are presented. Blood pressure changes rapidly on migration (within the first 2 months); thereafter trends between migrants and controls differ. Significant differences in systolic pressure between migrants and controls are found at all examinations during the 6 month follow-up in both sexes. Diastolic pressure falls in controls but rises in migrants, the greatest difference being seen at the 6 month examination. Migration is associated with a marked increase in dietary sodium and a fall in potassium demonstrated by measurements of urinary electrolyte excretion in 3 X 12 h or 3 X 24 h urine collections. Analysis of covariance shows that the blood pressure differences between migrants and controls are partly explained by urinary sodium/potassium ratios and in some instances by body weight. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Migration-induced changes in blood pressure: a controlled longitudinal study. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi | en |