Effects of neighborhood socioeconomic status on blood pressure in older adults

• Main Authors: Katia Jakovljevic Pudla Wagner (Author), Antonio Fernando Boing (Author), SV Subramanian (Author), Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann (Author), Eleonora D'Orsi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To test if the neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with systolic blood pressure and hypertension in older adults. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study with a sample of 1,705 older adults from Florianópolis, SC, Southern Brazil. The contextual variable used...