Blood pressure among the Inuit (Eskimo) populations in the Arctic

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Bjerregaard, Peter, Dewailly, Eric, Young, T Kue, Blanchet, Carole, Hegele, Robert A, Ebbesson, Sven E O, Risica, Patricia M, Mulvad, Gert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Alaska; Antihypertensive Agents; Arctic Regions; Blood Pressure; Female; Greenland; Humans; Hypertension; Inuits; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Quebec; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Smoking; World Health; Arctic; eskimo*; inuit; inuits
• Online Access: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/cbbbe793-22fb-49d3-8057-0b066e210732; https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940210133924

Studies of blood pressure among various Inuit (Eskimo) populations in the Arctic have given inconsistent results. Most studies reported lower blood pressure among the Inuit as compared with the predominantly white national populations. This has been attributed to traditional subsistence practices and lifestyle. This study compared the blood pressure among the major Inuit population groups with other populations and examined the associations with factors like age, gender, obesity and smoking.