Open AccessPet Ownership and Blood Pressure in Old Age
Author(s) -
Joel David Wright,
Donna KritzSilverstein,
Deborah J. Morton,
Deborah L. Wingard,
Elizabeth BarrettConnor
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181271398
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , pulse pressure , body mass index , overweight , confounding , cardiology , diastole , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , waist , endocrinology
It has been proposed that pet ownership improves cardiovascular health. This study examines the relation of pet ownership with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure, and hypertension in a large sample of older men and women.