Why the study?
Are elevated plasma fibrinogen levels associated with incident hypertension in middle-aged adults?
Are elevated plasma fibrinogen levels associated with incident hypertension in middle-aged adults?
Elevated plasma fibrinogen has only a weak positive association with incident hypertension in men and no association in women, suggesting it is not a strong independent predictor of hypertension.
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Fibrinogen is not a strong predictor of incident hypertension; leaves open its biomarker utility in men pending prospective studies.
Folsom et al. (1998) studied this question.
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