Why the study?
Do various levels of elevated blood pressure, including prehypertension and high normal blood pressure, increase the risk of all-cause, stroke, and CHD mortality in urban Chinese women?
Population
68,438 urban Chinese women aged 40-70 years at baseline from the Shanghai Women's Health Study
Comparison
Elevated blood pressure categories vs Normal blood pressure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average of 5 years
Authors
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May support closer monitoring in urban Chinese women; leaves open whether intervention at high-normal levels reduces stroke mortality.
Do various levels of elevated blood pressure, including prehypertension and high normal blood pressure, increase the risk of all-cause, stroke, and CHD mortality in urban Chinese women?
Prehypertension and high normal blood pressure are significant predictors of stroke mortality in urban Chinese women, emphasizing the importance of early blood pressure monitoring and management.
Dorjgochoo et al. (2009) studied this question.
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