Inequalities in structural social capital and health between migrant and local hypertensive patients

HIGHLIGHTS

• who: Wu Zhu from the Hypertension is a major public health problem faced by policy makers worldwide and ChinaIt has been projected that, in, there will bebillion adults living with hypertension globally [1]. This figure will significantly increase if the new definition of hypertension applied i.e., SBP ≥ , mmHg or DBP ≥ , mmHg [2]. Besides its high prevalence, hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension still remain suboptimal [3, ], representing one of the largest health challenges and high cost disease for individuals and society. Social inequalities . . .
  

   

  

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