The Prevalence of Central Hypertension Defined by a Central Blood Pressure Type I Device and Its Association with Target Organ Damage in Community-Dwelling Elderly Chinese: The Northern Shanghai Study

We aimed to investigate the prevalence of central hypertension and its association with target organ damage (TOD). 1983 community-dwelling elderly Chinese were recruited for this analysis. Brachial and central blood pressure (BP) were measured by a oscillometric device and SphygmoCor (type I device), respectively. Brachial hypertension was defined by brachial systolic (SBP)/diastolic BP (DBP) ≥140/90mmHg or using antihypertensive medications. Central hypertension was defined by central SBP/DBP≥130/90mmHg or using antihypertensive medications.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - January 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shikai Yu, Jing Xiong, Yuyan Lu, Chen Chi, Jiadela Teliewubai, Bin Bai, Hongwei Ji, Yiwu Zhou, Ximin Fan, Jacques Blacher, Jue Li, Yi Zhang, Yawei Xu Tags: Research Article Source Type: research