Decreasing systolic blood pressure and declining mortality rates in an untreated population: results from the Copenhagen City Heart Study

Ulla O Andersen, Jacob L Marott, Gorm B Jensen

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate developments in 30 years mortality risk that may be associated with developments in population systolic blood pressure (SBP) and to evaluate possible secular trends in BP-associated mortality risk in the untreated population.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
Volume18
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)248-53
Number of pages6
ISSN1741-8267
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Blood Pressure
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Life Expectancy
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Questionnaires
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Sphygmomanometers
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult

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