Abstract
Objective. To determine the prevalence and impact of social support on the relative risk (RR) of systemic hypertension in the open population of 25–64 years old women for 16 years. Design and methods. In 1994, within the framework of the third screening of the WHO «MONICA-psychosocial» program random representative sample of women aged 25–64 (n = 870), who were residents of one district in Novosibirsk, were surveyed. Social support was studied by the method of Berkman-Sim test. During the 16-year period (1994–2010) all cases of new-onset hypertension were investigated. Results. The prevalence of low levels of the index of close contacts (ICC) and the social network index (SNI) was 57,1 and 77,7 %, respectively. The risk of developing hypertension in those with low ICC was 2,01; 1,93 and 1,42 times higher for 5, 10 and 16 years from the date of screening, respectively (p < 0,05). In women with low SNI risk of hypertension for 5 years was not signifi cant. After 10 years, the risk of hypertension was 1,88 (p < 0,05), after 16 years it was 1,58 times higher compared to the subgroup with higher social support (p < 0,01). Conclusion. The results show a high prevalence of low ICC and SNI, which signifi cantly increase the risk of developing hypertension in the population of women aged 25–64.
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