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Stage 1 hypertension, but not elevated blood pressure, predicts 10-year fatal and non-fatal CVD events in healthy adults: the ATTICA Study.
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Journal of human hypertension [J Hum Hypertens] 2019 Apr; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 308-318. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 11. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The study evaluated the extent to which high normal blood pressure (HNBP), elevated BP, and Stage 1 hypertension predict 10-year incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A population-based, prospective cohort study was conducted among 3042 randomly selected Greek adults, aged 18-89 years. Following 10-years follow-up (2002-2012), incidence of non-fatal and fatal CVD (ICD-10) was achieved in 2020 participants. The analytic sample (n = 1403) excluded hypertensive patients. At baseline, the prevalence rate of HNBP, elevated BP, and Stage 1 hypertension was 44.6% (n = 626), 29.0% (n = 408), and 15.5% (n = 218), respectively. During follow-up, the 10-year combined (fatal or non-fatal) CVD incidence rates in HNBP, elevated BP, and Stage 1 hypertensive individuals were 15.6% (n = 98), 12.0% (n = 49), and 22.5% (n = 49), respectively, as compared to 6.3% (n = 49) in normotensives (all p's < 0.0001). As compared to normotensives (and following the adjustment for known demographic, lifestyle and clinical confounding factors), HNBP participants had a 1.5-fold (Adjusted Hazard Ratio, Adj. HR: 1.49; 95% CI: 1.00-2.20) increased risk of 10-year CVD events. Similarly, Stage 1 hypertensive participants had an approximately twofold (Adj. HR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.16-3.08) increased risk for 10-year CVD, particularly among males (Adj. HR: 2.03; 95% CI: 1.08-3.83). However, individuals with elevated BP did not exhibit a differential risk for developing 10-year CVD events (Adj. HR: 1.28; 95% CI: 0.82-2.02). Therefore, since HNBP and Stage 1 hypertension individuals exhibit a notable increased risk of 10-year fatal and non-fatal CVD, the implementation of targeted primary and secondary prevention interventions may deter both CVD and related adverse health outcomes.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases mortality
Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology
Cause of Death
Female
Greece epidemiology
Humans
Hypertension diagnosis
Hypertension mortality
Hypertension physiopathology
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Young Adult
Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
Hypertension epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-5527
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of human hypertension
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30742050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-019-0169-z