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Table 2 Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus by Educational Categories for Spanish Town Cohort and Jackson Heart Study

From: Educational health disparities in hypertension and diabetes mellitus among African descent populations in the Caribbean and the USA: a comparative analysis from the Spanish town cohort (Jamaica) and the Jackson heart study (USA)

Characteristic

Spanish Town Cohort

Jackson Heart Study

Male (n = 944)

Female (n = 1438)

Male (n = 1787)

Female (n = 3079)

Hypertension1

  High School or More

26.4 (33)

18.3 (39)

55.9 (634)

57.5 (1121)

  High School

10.6 (25)

11.8 (40)

60.2 (212)

69.1 (438)

  Less than High School

26.2 (153)

34.4 (305)

72.1 (217)

81.4 (403)

Diabetes2

  High School or More

10.4 (13)

11.3 (24)

18.8 (156)

16.2 (315)

  High School

6.8 (16)

6.5 (22)

18.2 (64)

18.6 (118)

  Less than High School

11.8 (69)

17.3 (153)

24.3 (73)

32.3 (160)

  1. 1Statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) in the prevalence of hypertension across education categories for both males and females in both studies. P-values for JHS accounts for clustering of persons within families
  2. 2Statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) in the prevalence of diabetes across education categories for females in both studies and males in JHS. For males in STC p = 0.088. P-values for JHS accounts for clustering of persons within families