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Diastolic blood pressure and weight gain predicted future risk for hypertension

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.5.1.32

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    (1999) J Clin Epidemiol 52, 531. Bakx JC, van den Hoogen HJ, van den Bosch WJ, et al.. Development of blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension in men and women over an 18-year period: results of the Nijmegen Cohort Study.. Jun;. :. –8.
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 QUESTION: Do diastolic blood pressure (BP) and other risk factors predict the development of hypertension in people who are not receiving hypertension treatment at baseline?

    Design

    Prospective cohort study of men and women in the Nijmegen Cohort Study with 18-year follow-up.

    Setting

    6 general practices in the Netherlands.

    Participants

    2238 men and women (mean age 35 y, 52% men, 100% white) who were not receiving hypertension treatment at baseline.

    Assessment of risk factors

    BP, age, familial cardiovascular risk factors, smoking status, physical activity, weight, body mass index (BMI), serum cholesterol level, socioeconomic status, and history of diabetes were measured at baseline. BP, familial risk factors, smoking status, weight, and serum cholesterol level were measured …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: The Netherlands Heart Foundation.

    • For correspondence: J C Bakx, Department of General Practice, University of Nijmegen, 229 HSV, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands. FAX +31-24-3541862.

    • A modified version of the abstract and commentary also appears in Evidence-Based Nursing