Education and Blood Pressure

Just a quick post about an interesting report I read last week claiming that those who stay in Education for longer are less likely to develop high blood pressure. According to A US study published in the journal BMC Public Health.

The study monitored the data of just under 4000 people over a 30 year period.  It divided them in to three categories to reflect time spent in education: low (12 years or under), middle (13 – 16 years) and high (17 years plus). Even allowing for other factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption it found that people with low education had higher blood pressure than those with a high level of education. The researchers rationalised their findings in the following way: “Low educational attainment has been demonstrated to predispose individuals to high strain jobs, characterised by high levels of demand and low levels of control, which have been associated with elevated blood pressure.”
Anyway, I found it interesting so I thought I’d share it. Take it easy, Peter.