January 1, 1989Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Public Health Measures for Blood Pressure Control in the Whole Community
Why the study?
Can population-wide lifestyle changes reduce average blood pressure and subsequently cardiovascular mortality?
Population
Whole population/community
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports population-level lifestyle interventions for BP control; leaves open prospective trials to confirm mortality benefits.
Structured PICO
Can population-wide lifestyle changes reduce average blood pressure and subsequently cardiovascular mortality?
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Population
Whole population/community
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Intervention
Population-wide lifestyle changes (modifications in sodium and potassium intake, body mass index, and alcohol intake)
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Outcome
Reduction in cardiovascular mortality
Implementing population-wide lifestyle modifications to reduce average diastolic blood pressure by 5 mmHg could substantially lower cardiovascular mortality.
Cite This Study
Marmot et al. (1989) studied this question.