Why the study?
Does the association between blood pressure and ischaemic heart disease mortality differ based on age and body mass index in the general population?
Population
71,382 participants from the general population in Norway with baseline measurements in 1984-1986.
Comparison
Elevated blood pressure stratified by attained… vs Reference blood pressure and lean body mass index.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Supports stronger BP-IHD mortality link in lean young adults; leaves open BMI modification versus confounding in observational data.
Does the association between blood pressure and ischaemic heart disease mortality differ based on age and body mass index in the general population?
The risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality associated with elevated systolic blood pressure is significantly more pronounced in younger (<65 years) and leaner individuals.
Mørkedal et al. (2010) studied this question.
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