Associations of blood pressure categories defined by 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines with mortality in China: Pooled results from three prospective cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for high blood pressure lowered the hypertension criteria from systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) of 140/90 mmHg or greater to 130/80 mmHg or greater, while the potential impact of the change on Chinese adults remains unclear.

Design

A pooled prospective cohort analysis.

Methods

Included were 154,407 Chinese adults from three prospective cohorts, which measured blood pressure at baseline and follow-up visits, and tracked death events by linkages to medical insurance system or vital statistics registries. Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

During a total follow-up of 1,718,089 person-year

SUBMITTER: Liu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040133 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature