Author:
Buck C,Baker P,Bass M,Donner A
Abstract
Data from a program for hypertension screening and follow-up were used to study the relationship between age at onset of hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular complications. The risk for hypertensive subjects, compared with normotensive subjects of similar age, declined significantly as age of onset increased from 40 to 69 years. This pattern was not explained by differences in initial severity of hypertension, control of hypertension, obesity, smoking, or alcohol consumption. A sex-specific analysis showed that the pattern was confined to male subjects, but it is argued that it might be seen in female subjects if data for women of more advanced age were available. Further lines of investigation of this interesting phenomenon are proposed.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Reference10 articles.
1. Aging and the cardiovascular system;Amery A;Acta Cardiol,1978
2. Kannel WB Gordon T. Evaluation of the cardiovascular risk in the elderly: the Framingham Study. Bull NY Acad Med 1978-4:573-591
3. Blood pressure experience and risk of cardiovascular disease in the elderly.
4. Effectiveness of the family physician in hypertension screening and management;Bass MJ;Can Fam Physician,1982
5. Coronary Heart Disease in the Western Collaborative Group Study
Cited by
31 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献