Healthy shopper? Blood pressure testing in a shopping centre Pop-Up in England.
Blood pressure
Case finding
Hypertension
Public health
Screening
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Jan 2019
23 Jan 2019
Historique:
received:
05
06
2018
accepted:
27
12
2018
entrez:
24
1
2019
pubmed:
24
1
2019
medline:
14
3
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Improving detection of elevated blood pressure (BP) remains a public health need. We present results from a Pop-Up health check stationed in shopping centres in England. We hypothesise the rate of case detection is related to measurable 'unhealthiness' of the shopping centres. A Pop-Up health check was sited in four and three shopping centres sampled from the top ten unhealthiest and top 15 healthiest shopping regions respectively, following a report ranking towns/cities based on their unhealthy and healthy retail outlets. On one day in each shopping centre, people were approached and consented to BP testing. Outcome measure was people flagged with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg (cases). We detected 45 (22.6%) and 20 (13.1%) cases from testing 199 and 152 adults in the unhealthy and healthy locations respectively (relative risk 1.72; 95% confidence interval: 1.06 to 2.78). A measure of unhealthy retail outlets (e.g. fast-food outlets) within each shopping centre was associated with detection rate (R An association exists between cases of suspect hypertension found in a health check Pop-Up and measured 'unhealthiness' of the shopping centre site. Results hint at strategies for public testing of BP, potentially in the context of reducing health inequalities.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Improving detection of elevated blood pressure (BP) remains a public health need. We present results from a Pop-Up health check stationed in shopping centres in England. We hypothesise the rate of case detection is related to measurable 'unhealthiness' of the shopping centres.
METHODS
METHODS
A Pop-Up health check was sited in four and three shopping centres sampled from the top ten unhealthiest and top 15 healthiest shopping regions respectively, following a report ranking towns/cities based on their unhealthy and healthy retail outlets. On one day in each shopping centre, people were approached and consented to BP testing. Outcome measure was people flagged with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg (cases).
RESULTS
RESULTS
We detected 45 (22.6%) and 20 (13.1%) cases from testing 199 and 152 adults in the unhealthy and healthy locations respectively (relative risk 1.72; 95% confidence interval: 1.06 to 2.78). A measure of unhealthy retail outlets (e.g. fast-food outlets) within each shopping centre was associated with detection rate (R
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
An association exists between cases of suspect hypertension found in a health check Pop-Up and measured 'unhealthiness' of the shopping centre site. Results hint at strategies for public testing of BP, potentially in the context of reducing health inequalities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30669996
doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6370-0
pii: 10.1186/s12889-018-6370-0
pmc: PMC6343246
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
42Subventions
Organisme : Allergan
ID : EAME grant
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