Open AccessCombined Effect of High-Normal Blood Pressure and Low HDL Cholesterol on Mortality in an Elderly Korean Population: The South-West Seoul (SWS) Study
Author(s) -
Nan Hee Kim,
Hyong Jin Cho,
Y. J. Kim,
M. J. Cho,
Hee Youn Choi,
Chai Ryoung Eun,
JaeHoon Kim,
Sae Jeong Yang,
Hye Jin Yoo,
Hee Young Kim,
Ji A Seo,
Sin Gon Kim,
Sei Hyun Baik,
Dong Seop Choi,
Kyung Mook Choi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.78
Subject(s) - medicine , prehypertension , blood pressure , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cardiology , prospective cohort study , population , cohort , environmental health
It is unclear whether prehypertension by the seventh Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7) criteria (systolic blood pressure (SBP) 120-139 or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 80-89 mm Hg) or high-normal blood pressure (HNBP) by the European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology (ESH/ESC) criteria (SBP 130-139 or DBP 85-89 mm Hg) predicts mortality in elderly Koreans. We compared the mortality risk between those with prehypertension and HNBP and evaluated whether the presence of components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) can improve the prediction of mortality in subjects with HNBP.
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