Population
98 middle-aged men with untreated borderline raised blood pressure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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May warrant enhanced surveillance for middle-aged men with borderline BP; leaves open optimal intervention thresholds pending prospective trials.
A significant proportion of middle-aged men with borderline raised blood pressure develop hypertension within 3 years, particularly those with higher initial systolic BP and a family history of hypertension.
Hedstrand et al. (1975) studied this question.
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