Why the study?
Does risk assessment by statistical equations differ from the 1999 WHO/ISH Hypertension Guidelines risk stratification in individuals with high blood pressure?
Population
5,997 subjects with high blood pressure from the 1999 MONICA sample in Sweden
Comparison
Risk assessment using statistical risk equations vs Risk stratification by the 1999 WHO/ISH…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Guideline-based stratification should not yet guide individual decisions in hypertension; leaves open whether statistical equations improve accuracy over 1999 WHO/ISH.
Does risk assessment by statistical equations differ from the 1999 WHO/ISH Hypertension Guidelines risk stratification in individuals with high blood pressure?
Risk classification by the 1999 WHO/ISH Hypertension Guidelines lacks individual-level accuracy for medium- and high-risk patients compared to statistical risk equations.
Persson et al. (2003) studied this question.
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