Systolic or Diastolic Hypertension - Which Matters Most?
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part A: Theory and Practice
- Vol. 4 (7) , 1121-1131
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10641968209060779
Abstract
Blood pressure was recorded in 2680 people over a period of 17 yr [in Wales, UK]. Of 685 deaths, 250 occurred in men > 65 yr and 148 (58%) were attributed to cardiovascular causes; 219 women > 65 died, 157 (72%) from cardiovascular causes. For both sexes chi-square values relating death to systolic bloood pressure was higher than the values for diastolic pressure.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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