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Self measured home blood pressure was better than “clinic” blood pressure for predicting stroke in a Japanese population

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.10.3.92

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    Asayama K, Ohkubo T, Kikuya M, et al. Prediction of stroke by self-measurement of blood pressure at home versus casual screening blood pressure measurement in relation to the Joint National Committee 7 classification: the Ohasama study. Stroke 2004;35:2356–61.
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 Q In a Japanese population, is self measured home blood pressure (BP) or clinic BP measured by healthcare professionals accurate for predicting the risk of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)?

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    METHODS

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    a cohort of Japanese people followed up for a mean of 10.6 years (maximum of 13.9 y)

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    A rural community (Ohasama town) in Japan.

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    1702 participants ⩾40 years of age (mean age 61 y, 61% women) who were followed up for the first onset of …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr Y Imai, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science and Medicine, Sendai, Japan. rinsyobureau.tohoku.ac.jp

    • Source of funding: not stated