September 11, 2006Neurology
Blood pressure measures and risk of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke in men
Why the study?
Is systolic blood pressure the best predictor of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke risk in initially healthy men?
Population
11,466 initially healthy men in the Physicians' Health Study
Comparison
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurement vs Diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 19.4 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
SBP alone may suffice for stroke risk prediction in healthy men; leaves open validation in women and diverse populations.
Structured PICO
Is systolic blood pressure the best predictor of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke risk in initially healthy men?
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Population
11,466 initially healthy men in the Physicians' Health Study
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Intervention
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurement
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Comparator
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure
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Outcome
Incident total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic strokehard clinical
Systolic blood pressure alone is sufficient to predict the risk of total stroke and its major subtypes in initially healthy men.
Cite This Study
Bowman et al. (2006) studied this question.