Comparison of the Sex-Specific Associations Between Systolic Blood Pressure and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease | Zendy

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Comparison of the Sex-Specific Associations Between Systolic Blood Pressure and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Author(s) -

Sanne A. E. Peters,

Rachel Huxley,

Mark Woodward

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001624

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , relative risk , blood pressure , stroke (engine) , prospective cohort study , population , cardiology , risk factor , cohort study , disease , cohort , mechanical engineering , engineering , environmental health

Conflicting results have been reported on whether the association between increments in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular disease differs between men and women. We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis to compare reliably sex-specific associations between SBP and cardiovascular risk.

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