TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of late risk of systemic blood pressures <120/80 mm Hg
AU - Ananthakrishnan, Shubha
AU - Klatsky, Arthur L.
AU - Udaltsova, Natalia
AU - Iribarren, Carlos
AU - Guidry, Ursula
PY - 2004/12/15
Y1 - 2004/12/15
N2 - We studied categories of blood pressure (BP) <120/80 mm Hg as predictors of hypertension 10 to 22 years later by logistic regression analyses with 6 covariates. There was progressively increased risk for subjects with systolic BP 100 to 109 and 110 to 119 mm Hg (vs <100 mm Hg) or diastolic BP 70 to 74 and 75 to 79 mm Hg (vs <70 mm Hg). These relations were similar in men, women, and several ethnic groups but stronger in subjects <40 years old. These data suggest a definition of optimal BP of <100/70 mm Hg, similar to usual BP levels in children <10 years old.
AB - We studied categories of blood pressure (BP) <120/80 mm Hg as predictors of hypertension 10 to 22 years later by logistic regression analyses with 6 covariates. There was progressively increased risk for subjects with systolic BP 100 to 109 and 110 to 119 mm Hg (vs <100 mm Hg) or diastolic BP 70 to 74 and 75 to 79 mm Hg (vs <70 mm Hg). These relations were similar in men, women, and several ethnic groups but stronger in subjects <40 years old. These data suggest a definition of optimal BP of <100/70 mm Hg, similar to usual BP levels in children <10 years old.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.045
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.045
M3 - Article
C2 - 15589023
AN - SCOPUS:13944258116
VL - 94
SP - 1575
EP - 1576
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0002-9149
IS - 12
ER -