Why the study?
Do higher blood pressure levels increase the risk of total and cause-specific stroke in a general Japanese population?
Population
1,621 stroke-free residents of a Japanese community aged at least 40 years
Comparison
Higher blood pressure levels vs Optimal blood pressure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
32 years
Authors
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Higher BP levels associated with graded stroke incidence in Japanese adults; supports guidelines but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Do higher blood pressure levels increase the risk of total and cause-specific stroke in a general Japanese population?
Higher blood pressure levels progressively increase the risk of total stroke and specific stroke subtypes in the general Japanese population, validating the JSH 2009 risk stratification guidelines.
Arima et al. (2009) studied this question.
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