Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Apr 2010
Prognosis criteria of casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure values in a prospective study in India.
In India, cardiovascular events are often diagnosed at lower blood pressures (BP) than in Western countries, questioning whether the actual World Health Organization cut-off points for hypertension (systolic BP (SBP) >or=140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP (DBP) >or=90 mm Hg) are appropriate in low resource countries. ⋯ SBP and DBP were associated with CVD mortality at thresholds lower than the current hypertension definition. Measurement limited to SBP alone would be effective in screening for CVD risk in large populations.