Change in blood pressure status defined by 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guideline and risk of cardiovascular disease: results of over a decade of follow-up of the Iranian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension (HTN) is known to be the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to assess the impact of changes in 3 years in different blood pressure (BP) categories on incident CVD.

Methods

In this study, 3,685 Tehranians aged ≥30 years (42.2% men) free of prevalent CVD with BP level <140/90 mmHg and not on BP-lowering medications were enrolled. Participants were grouped according to baseline BP category using the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guideline definition: normal BP (<120/80 mmHg), elevated BP (120-129/<80), and stage 1 HTN (130-139 and/or 80-89). The hazard ratio of incident CVD by changes in the BP category was estimated after adjustment for traditional risk factors using Cox's proportional hazard model, with stable normotensio

SUBMITTER: Kabootari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288986 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature