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October 1, 2004American Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

Prevalence of isolated systolic and isolated diastolic hypertension subtypes in China

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Why the study?

What is the prevalence of isolated systolic and isolated diastolic hypertension subtypes in the general Chinese adult population?

Population

15,540 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years from a representative national sample

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JHJun HuangSouthern University of Science and TechnologyRWRachel P. WildmanPrincess Margaret Cancer CentreDGDachuan GuTulane University

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Overview

Provides updated subtype prevalence estimates in Chinese adults; extends prior surveys while leaving open longitudinal outcome studies.

Structured PICO

What is the prevalence of isolated systolic and isolated diastolic hypertension subtypes in the general Chinese adult population?

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Population
15,540 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years from a representative national sample
O
Outcome
Prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH), and combined systolic/diastolic hypertension (SDH)surrogate

Isolated systolic hypertension is highly prevalent (7.6%) among Chinese adults aged 35-74 years, underscoring the need for enhanced screening and treatment.

Cite This Study

Huang et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c2659050daa66a5df7dfdhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.007

Topics

Hypertension management
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