Association between high blood pressure and long term cardiovascular events in young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate and quantify the future risk of cardiovascular events in young adults with high blood pressure.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, and Web of Science were searched from inception to 6 March 2020. Relative risks were pooled using a random effects model and expressed with 95% confidence intervals. Absolute risk difference was calculated. Dose-response relations between blood pressure and individual outcomes were assessed by a restricted cubic spline model.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Studies were selected that investigated the adverse outcomes of adults aged 18-45 with raised blood pressure. The primary study outcome was a composite of total cardiovascular events. Coronary heart disease,

SUBMITTER: Luo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature