Key result
Moderate/severe hypertension (systolic BP ≥160 mmHg) in young men increased the risk of obtaining a disability pension due to cardiovascular disease (HR 1.52; 95% CI 1.04-2.22).
Why the study?
Does moderate/severe hypertension in young adulthood increase the risk of obtaining a disability pension due to cardiovascular disease in Swedish men?
Population
903,174 Swedish men born between 1951 and 1970, aged 17-20 years at the time of military conscription.
Comparison
Moderate/severe hypertension at age 17-20 vs Normal systolic BP at age 17-20
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 26.8 years
Authors
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May warrant closer BP surveillance in young men; leaves open whether early intervention reduces disability pensions.
Cohort (n=903,174)
Yes
Does moderate/severe hypertension in young adulthood increase the risk of obtaining a disability pension due to cardiovascular disease in Swedish men?
Hazard Ratio: 1.52 (95% CI 1.04–2.22)
Moderate to severe hypertension in young adulthood is associated with a significantly increased risk of requiring a disability pension due to cardiovascular disease later in life.
Kark et al. (2009) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=903,174). Moderate/severe hypertension (systolic BP ≥160 mmHg) vs. Normal systolic BP was evaluated on Obtaining a disability pension because of cardiovascular disease (HR 1.52, 95% CI 1.04-2.22). Moderate/severe hypertension (systolic BP ≥160 mmHg) in young men increased the risk of obtaining a disability pension due to cardiovascular disease (HR 1.52; 95% CI 1.04-2.22).
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