Association between blood pressure categories and cardiovascular disease mortality in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood pressure (BP) categories are useful to simplify preventions in public health, and diagnostic and treatment approaches in clinical practice. Updated evidence about the associations of BP categories with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and its subtypes is warranted.

Methods and findings

About 0.5 million adults aged 30 to 79 years were recruited from 10 areas in China during 2004-2008. The present study included 430 977 participants without antihypertension treatment, cancer, or CVD at baseline. BP was measured at least twice in a single visit at baseline and CVD deaths during follow-up were collected via registries and the national health insurance databases. Multivariable Cox regression was used to estimate the associations between BP categories and CVD morta

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323908 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature