Why the study?
Is lower lung function associated with higher blood pressure and incident hypertension in Chinese adults?
Population
6757 Chinese men and women, aged 35-54, from Beijing and Guangzhou, China; 4818 initially normotensive…
Comparison
Lung function assessment (FVC and FEV1) vs Higher vs lower lung function
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 to 4 years
Authors
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Association limited to women in one cohort should not change practice; leaves open independent predictive value beyond age and sex.
Is lower lung function associated with higher blood pressure and incident hypertension in Chinese adults?
There is a weak inverse relationship between lung function and blood pressure in Chinese adults, largely attributable to age, with prospective association with incident hypertension seen only in women.
Wu et al. (1998) studied this question.
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