Longitudinal change in blood pressure is associated with cardiovascular disease mortality in a Chinese cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A number of studies have demonstrated a J-shaped curve between blood pressure (BP) and all-cause mortality, but few studies have used longitudinal change in BP to study mortality in the Chinese population.

Methods

We performed a 30-year follow-up study to examine the association between BP (at baseline and longitudinal change) and risk of mortality in the Linxian General Population Trial Cohort. At baseline, a total of 29 584 healthy adults were enrolled in the Linxian General Population Trial in 1985 and followed through to the end of 2014. The final analysis was restricted to 29 439 participants (55% women) after exclusion of outliers. We also examined the potential effects of BP trajectory patterns during the period of 1985-1999 on sequent risk of mortality. Ad

SUBMITTER: Fan JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6185795 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature