Article
Path analysis of familial resemblance in blood pressure in Middle Dalmatia, Croatia.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Jun 2003
Skarić-Jurić Tatjana
Abstract excerpt
The familial resemblance in blood pressure in Middle Dalmatia, Croatia, has been analyzed using the Path-analytic approach. The sample consisted of 1,126 examinees (526 males and 600 females, aged 17 to 87), inhabitants of the Middle Dalmatia's islands of Brac, Hvar, Korcula and the Peljesac peninsula. The Path analysis was performed with the assumption that each family member (father, mother, offspring 1 and 2)...
Topics
- Blood Pressure
- Croatia
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Pedigree
