Article
Geographic distributions of within-population variability in blood pressure.
Human biology - 1 Oct 1991
Pollard T M, Brush G, Harrison G A
Abstract excerpt
Data on mean blood pressure with standard deviation were extracted from the medical and anthropologic literature for as many populations as possible. The populations were classified as traditional, transitional, or modern. Both mean and within-population variability were found to be higher in mor...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Blood Pressure
- Environment
- Genetic Variation
- Homeostasis
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Reference Values
- Regression Analysis
- Sex Factors