Factors influencing the rate of increase of blood pressure - a longitudinal study
Miall, William E; Lovell, Howard G.
West Indian med. j
; 16(2): 123, 1967.
Article
in English
| MedCarib | ID: med-7313
Data obtained from longitudinal surveys of arterial blood pressure in two general population samples have been used to examine the relationship between change of blood pressure, the mean pressure attained and age. It has been shown, by multiple regression analysis of change of pressure on mean pressure and age, that in these populations changes in pressure during 10 year and 81/2 year intervals are highly significantly related to mean pressures, but only indirectly related to age. This implies that ageing plays no direct part in determining the rate of change of pressure; age appears to play a role solely because the blood pressure changes are positive and increase with higher pressures (AU)
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