![]() ![]() The risk for hypertension was increased if this construct was combined with high JHACS score and/or poor performance at the university. ![]() A significant association between suppressed anger, high CFIS and blood pressure level in all three ethnic groups was found, most strongly expressed in male black students. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure higher than 160/95 mmHg. Traditional risk factors of hypertension (family history, alcohol consumption, smoking, urbanization) and biological parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, body mass and skinfold, glucose tolerance) were taken. For assessment of socioeconomic status a coefficient of family instability (CFIS) was used. Harburg's anger-coping scale and James' active. ![]() The cross-sectional study involved 2902 black, white and Indian African students, stratified by year of study, gender and ethnicity. It forms part (students only) of a large study on the population of South Africa. The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that behavioural stress is associated with hypertension in developing countries. ![]()
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