Relationship between diastolic blood pressure and the first ischaemic stroke in elderly patients with hypertension

BackgroundIt is uncertain how diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may associate with ischaemic stroke in elder patients with hypertension. We aimed to explore this relationship in a Chinese community.MethodsA total of 3315 participants aged ≥60 years with essential hypertension were enrolled between Janu...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 2020-09, Vol.96 (1139), p.525-529
Main Authors: Chen, Chao-Lei, Huang, Jia-Yi, Liu, Lin, Yu, Yu-Ling, Shen, Geng, Lo, Kenneth, Huang, Yu-Qing, Tang, Song-tao, Feng, Ying Qing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Alcohol
Antihypertensives
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterol
Coronary vessels
Demographics
Diabetes
Disease prevention
Drugs
Hypertension
Laboratories
Lipoproteins
Multivariate analysis
Older people
Regression analysis
Statins
Stroke
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Summary:BackgroundIt is uncertain how diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may associate with ischaemic stroke in elder patients with hypertension. We aimed to explore this relationship in a Chinese community.MethodsA total of 3315 participants aged ≥60 years with essential hypertension were enrolled between January 2010 and December 2011, and being followed up until 31 December 2016. DBP levels were categorised into five groups (
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-137018