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Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)

OBJECTIVE: This study assesses educational inequalities in measured as well as self-reported high blood pressure (BP) and high blood glucose (BG) in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is known to have high chronic disease morbidity. DESIGN: The present findings are drawn from a large-scale,...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Santosh Kumar, Nambiar, Devaki, Joseph, Jaison
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10083770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37015784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068553
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description OBJECTIVE: This study assesses educational inequalities in measured as well as self-reported high blood pressure (BP) and high blood glucose (BG) in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is known to have high chronic disease morbidity. DESIGN: The present findings are drawn from a large-scale, nationally representative cross-sectional study. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: India’s Demographic and Health Survey (conducted in 2019–2021) had data on 36 526 individuals aged 15 years and above in the state of Kerala, India. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES MEASURES: Measured high BP and BG; self-reported high BP and BG; as well as self-reported BP and BG testing. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, along with multivariate statistics, were used. Educational inequalities were assessed through absolute and relative complex measures of inequality, namely the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Relative Concentration Index (RCI), respectively, with 95% CIs. RESULTS: The largest margin of inequality in Kerala, between the least and the most educated groups, was observed for measured high BP (57.7% and 17.6%). Measured high BP (SII −45.4% (95% CI –47.3% to –43.4%); RCI −26.6% (95% CI –27.9% to –25.3%)), self-reported high BP (SII −34.5% (95% CI –36.3% to –32.7%); RCI −19.0% (95% CI –20.1% to –17.9%)). High BG levels were concentrated among those with lower educational attainment (SII −26.6% (95% CI –28.6% to –24.7%); RCI −15.7% (95% CI –16.9% to –14.5%)), represented by negative SII and RCI values. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings suggest that research and programme efforts need to be redoubled to determine what is driving greater vulnerability to non-communicable diseases among population with lower educational attainment on the one hand and the possible role that improving education access can be on health outcomes, on the other hand. Further research should explore relevant intersections with low education.
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spelling pubmed-100837702023-04-11 Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021) Sharma, Santosh Kumar Nambiar, Devaki Joseph, Jaison BMJ Open Health Economics OBJECTIVE: This study assesses educational inequalities in measured as well as self-reported high blood pressure (BP) and high blood glucose (BG) in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is known to have high chronic disease morbidity. DESIGN: The present findings are drawn from a large-scale, nationally representative cross-sectional study. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: India’s Demographic and Health Survey (conducted in 2019–2021) had data on 36 526 individuals aged 15 years and above in the state of Kerala, India. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES MEASURES: Measured high BP and BG; self-reported high BP and BG; as well as self-reported BP and BG testing. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, along with multivariate statistics, were used. Educational inequalities were assessed through absolute and relative complex measures of inequality, namely the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Relative Concentration Index (RCI), respectively, with 95% CIs. RESULTS: The largest margin of inequality in Kerala, between the least and the most educated groups, was observed for measured high BP (57.7% and 17.6%). Measured high BP (SII −45.4% (95% CI –47.3% to –43.4%); RCI −26.6% (95% CI –27.9% to –25.3%)), self-reported high BP (SII −34.5% (95% CI –36.3% to –32.7%); RCI −19.0% (95% CI –20.1% to –17.9%)). High BG levels were concentrated among those with lower educational attainment (SII −26.6% (95% CI –28.6% to –24.7%); RCI −15.7% (95% CI –16.9% to –14.5%)), represented by negative SII and RCI values. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings suggest that research and programme efforts need to be redoubled to determine what is driving greater vulnerability to non-communicable diseases among population with lower educational attainment on the one hand and the possible role that improving education access can be on health outcomes, on the other hand. Further research should explore relevant intersections with low education. BMJ Publishing Group 2023-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10083770/ /pubmed/37015784 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068553 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) .
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Sharma, Santosh Kumar
Nambiar, Devaki
Joseph, Jaison
Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title_full Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title_fullStr Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title_full_unstemmed Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title_short Hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in Kerala: evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019–2021)
title_sort hidden educational inequalities in high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels in kerala: evidence from the national family health survey (2019–2021)
topic Health Economics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10083770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37015784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068553
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