Key result
Home blood pressure measurement was a stronger predictor of overall mortality than casual screening blood pressure, establishing prognostic reference values for hypertension at 137/84 mm Hg.
Why the study?
Does home blood pressure measurement predict overall mortality in a general population aged 40 years and over?
Population
1,913 population-based subjects aged 40 years and over in a rural Japanese community (Ohasama, Japan)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 5.0 years
Authors
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May support home BP for mortality risk stratification in adults ≥40; leaves open whether thresholds should guide therapy without RCTs.
Cohort (n=1,913)
No
Does home blood pressure measurement predict overall mortality in a general population aged 40 years and over?
Prognostic reference values for home blood pressure measurement were proposed as 137/84 mm Hg for hypertension based on mortality risk, which proved to be a stronger predictor than casual screening BP.
Ichiro Tsuji (1997) conducted a cohort in General population (n=1,913). Home blood pressure measurement vs. Casual screening blood pressure was evaluated on Overall mortality. Home blood pressure measurement was a stronger predictor of overall mortality than casual screening blood pressure, establishing prognostic reference values for hypertension at 137/84 mm Hg.
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