Analysis of late risk of systemic blood pressures <120/80 mm Hg.
We studied categories of blood pressure (BP) <120/80 mm Hg as predictors of hypertension 10 to 22 years later by logistic regression analyses with 6 covariates. There was progressively increased risk for subjects with systolic BP 100 to 109 and 110 to 119 mm Hg (vs <100 mm Hg) or diastolic BP 70 to 74 and 75 to 79 mm Hg (vs <70 mm Hg). These relations were similar in men, women, and several ethnic groups but stronger in subjects <40 years old. These data suggest a definition of optimal BP of <100/70 mm Hg, similar to usual BP levels in children <10 years old.
Ananthakrishnan
Shubha
S
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland California, USA.
Klatsky
Arthur L
AL
Udaltsova
Natalia
N
Iribarren
Carlos
C
Guidry
Ursula
U
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors