Association between blood pressure levels and cardiovascular deaths: a 20-year follow-up study in rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guideline recommended 130/80 mm Hg as blood pressure (BP) target goals. However, the generalisability of this recommendation to populations at large with hypertension remains controversial. We assessed the association between BP and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) mortality using a 20-year follow-up study among Chinese populations.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Participants

7314 participants were followed up for a median of 20 years in Fangshan District, Beijing, China.

Methods

The primary outcome variable was death from cardiovascular causes. The adjusted HR for CVDs mortality associated with baseline BP was calculated using Cox regression analysis.

Result

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045167 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature