Journal article
Age-specific association between blood pressure and vascular and non-vascular chronic diseases in 0·5 million adults in China: a prospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The age-specific association between blood pressure and vascular disease has been studied mostly in high-income countries, and before the widespread use of brain imaging for diagnosis of the main stroke types (ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage). We aimed to investigate this relationship among adults in China.
METHODS: 512 891 adults (59% women) aged 30-79 years were recruited into a prospective study from ten areas of …
Authors
Lacey B; Lewington S; Clarke R; Kong XL; Chen Y; Guo Y; Yang L; Bennett D; Bragg F; Bian Z
Journal
The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp. e641–e649
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2018
DOI
10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30217-1
ISSN
2572-116X