Blood pressure indices for predicting incident cardiovascular disease: A 13-year follow-up study in Japanese population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several blood pressure (BP) indices have been associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, evidence comparing their long-term prognostic value in Asian populations is limited. We investigated the association between multiple BP indices and CVD risk over a 13-year follow-up period in a large Japanese population.

Methods

Data from a health check-up program conducted by the Panasonic Corporation covering 166 operational sites from 2008 to 2021, including 163,956 participants not receiving anti-hypertensive drugs, were analyzed. The primary outcome was the incidence of three-point major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including cardiovascular death, nonfatal coronary artery disease, and nonfatal stroke. Cox proportional hazards models and time-depend

SUBMITTER: Ichikawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12746281 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature