Why the study?
The incidence and risk factors for progression from prehypertension to hypertension among middle-aged and elderly Korean adults needed to be evaluated.
What are the incidence and risk factors for progression from prehypertension to hypertension in middle-aged and elderly Korean adults?
Population
115 456 middle-aged and elderly Korean adults with prehypertension
Comparison
Progression vs non-progression to hypertension across sex-specific risk factors
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
Until 2015
Authors
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Risk factors for prehypertension progression identified in Koreans; leaves open targeted prevention trials before practice change.
What are the incidence and risk factors for progression from prehypertension to hypertension in middle-aged and elderly Korean adults?
In a large Korean cohort, progression from prehypertension to hypertension was common and associated with modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors including elevated BMI, diabetes, and family history.
Yu et al. (2020) studied this question.
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