Why the study?
Does a hypertensive first blood pressure measurement predict future cardiovascular events independently of a second measurement in a community-based cohort?
Population
23,344 adults from a community-based prospective cohort, mean age 62.4 years
Comparison
Hypertensive first blood pressure measurement vs Normal first measurement or normal second…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 5.5 years
Authors
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First BP readings may signal higher male CVD risk; leaves open sex-specific measurement protocols in future cohorts.
Does a hypertensive first blood pressure measurement predict future cardiovascular events independently of a second measurement in a community-based cohort?
An elevated first blood pressure reading independently predicts cardiovascular risk in men even if the second reading is normal, whereas in women a normal second reading mitigates the risk.
Makita et al. (2014) studied this question.
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