Open AccessEffects of Age and Functional Status on the Relationship of Systolic Blood Pressure With Mortality in Mid and Late Life: The ARIC Study
Author(s) -
B. Gwen Windham,
Michael Griswold,
Seth T. Lirette,
Anna KucharskaNewton,
Randi E. Foraker,
Wayne D. Rosamond,
Josef Coresh,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Thomas H. Mosley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv162
Subject(s) - prehypertension , medicine , hazard ratio , blood pressure , proportional hazards model , cardiology , stroke (engine) , demography , gerontology , physical therapy , confidence interval , sociology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Impaired functional status attenuates the relationship of systolic blood pressure (SBP) with mortality in older adults but has not been studied in middle-aged populations.
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