Risk of cardiovascular events among women with high normal blood pressure or blood pressure progression: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare cardiovascular risk among women with high normal blood pressure (130-9/85-9 mm Hg) against those with normal blood pressure (120-9/75-84 mm Hg) and those with baseline hypertension.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Women's health study, United States.

Participants

39 322 initially healthy women classified into four categories according to self reported baseline blood pressure and followed for a median of 10.2 years.

Main outcome measures

Time to cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke (major cardiovascular event-primary end point); progression to hypertension.

Results

982 (2.5%) women developed a major cardiovascular event, and 8686 (30.1%) women without baseline hypertension progressed to hypertension.

SUBMITTER: Conen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1962877 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature