ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION IN 14 COMMUNITIES1
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 121 (3) , 362-370
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114007
Abstract
In the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program, 158,906 individuals from 14 communities around the United States had their blood pressure measured in their homes in 1972–1973. Of the total population screened, 2.4% had isolated systolic hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure p ≤ 0.05). Isolated systolic hypertension is both relatively common and a significant risk factor for subsequent mortality.Keywords
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