January 1, 1979International Journal of Epidemiology
The Relationship of Symptoms and Blood Pressure in a Population Sample
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Analysis uncovers no significant relationship between symptoms and blood pressure in a population sample, suggesting confounding effects.
Key Points
- The research aims to investigate the connection between symptoms and blood pressure levels in a large population.
- Population sample comprised 1926 individuals.
- Used analysis of covariance to examine relationships between symptoms and blood pressure.
- Considered confounding variables in the analysis.
- No significant relationship found between any of the 13 symptoms and systolic or diastolic blood pressure.
- Symptoms exhibited stronger associations with confounding variables.
Cite This Study
Kottke et al. (1979) studied this question.