What question did this study set out to answer?

The research aims to explore the relationship between changes in blood pressure and weight over time.

April 1, 1968Open Access

Relation between change in blood pressure and weight.

WMW. E. MiallSt Thomas' Hospital RBRebecca BellChristchurch Hospital HLH. G. LovellUniversity of Aberdeen

Key Points

The research aims to explore the relationship between changes in blood pressure and weight over time.
Longitudinal studies of blood pressure measurements in the general population.
Analysis of data collected over intervals of 8 to 10 years.
Increase in blood pressure is significantly related to the average pressure attained.
Higher blood pressure correlates with a larger increase in pressure over time.
Age is found to have an indirect effect on blood pressure levels.

Abstract

A recent analysis of blood pressure measurements collected during longitudinal studies of samples of the general population in South Wales suggested that ageing plays no direct role in determining blood pressure levels (Miall and Lovell, 1967). The increases in blood pressure occurring during intervals of 8 to 10 years were found to be significantly related to the average pressure attained-the higher the pressure the greater the increase in pressure in a given time- and were only indirectly related to age.

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