Open AccessIncidence and risk factors for progression from prehypertension to hypertension: a 12-year Korean Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Eun Sun Yu,
Kwan Hong,
Byung Chul Chun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002494
Subject(s) - prehypertension , medicine , incidence (geometry) , cohort , proportional hazards model , cohort study , blood pressure , physics , optics
This study evaluated the incidence and risk factors for progression from prehypertension to hypertension among middle-aged and elderly Korean adults.