Why the study?
Does systolic blood pressure relate more strongly to death than diastolic blood pressure?
Population
2,680 people
Comparison
Systolic blood pressure (as a risk factor) vs Diastolic blood pressure (as a risk factor)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
17 years
Authors
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Systolic BP shows stronger mortality link than diastolic; leaves open whether this should inform risk models or targets without further validation.
Does systolic blood pressure relate more strongly to death than diastolic blood pressure?
Systolic blood pressure is more strongly associated with mortality than diastolic blood pressure over a 17-year follow-up.
W. E. Miall (1982) studied this question.
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