Outcomes of Treated Hypertension at Age 80 and Older: Cohort Analysis of 79,376 Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate outcomes according to attained blood pressure (BP) in the oldest adults treated for hypertension in routine family practice.

Design

Cohort analysis of primary care inpatient and death certificate data for individuals with hypertension.

Setting

Primary care practices in England (Clinical Practice Research Datalink).

Participants

Individuals aged 80 and older taking antihypertensive medication and free of dementia, cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and end-stage renal failure at baseline.

Measurements

Outcomes were mortality, cardiovascular events, and fragility fractures. Systolic BP (SBP) was grouped in 10-mmHg increments from less than 125 to 185 mmHg or more (reference 145-154 mmHg).

Results

Myocardial

SUBMITTER: Delgado J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484292 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature