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June 13, 1998BMJ195 citationsOpen Access

Blood pressure and mortality in elderly people aged 85 and older: community based study

HBHendriek C. BoshuizenGIGerbrand J. IzaksSBStef van Buuren

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How is blood pressure related to all cause mortality in elderly people aged 85 and older?

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Population
Elderly people aged 85 and older
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Intervention
Blood pressure (exposure)
O
Outcome
All cause mortalityhard clinical

In individuals aged 85 and older, the inverse relationship between blood pressure and mortality is dependent on underlying health status.

Abstract

The inverse relation between blood pressure and all cause mortality in elderly people over 85 is associated with health status.

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Boshuizen et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c9e634d42de1a0cf2edb30https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.316.7147.1780
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