Why the study?
Does elevated systolic blood pressure (≥135 mmHg) increase the risk of future atherosclerotic and cardiovascular changes in a Japanese population?
Population
607 Japanese community-dwelling adults with no history of cardiovascular disease at baseline
Comparison
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥135 mmHg vs Systolic blood pressure (SBP) 110-134 mmHg
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May signal higher cardiovascular risk in Japanese adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does elevated systolic blood pressure (≥135 mmHg) increase the risk of future atherosclerotic and cardiovascular changes in a Japanese population?
Elevated systolic blood pressure (≥135 mmHg) is a significant independent predictor of future subclinical atherosclerotic and cardiovascular changes in the Japanese population.
Abe et al. (2009) studied this question.