Cumulative Incidence of Hypertension by 55 Years of Age in Blacks and Whites: The CARDIA Study

Cumulative Incidence of Hypertension by 55 Years of Age in Blacks and Whites: The CARDIA Study

Background Blacks have higher blood pressure levels compared with whites beginning in childhood. Few data are available on racial differences in the incidence of hypertension from young adulthood through middle age. Methods and Results We calculated the cumulative incidence of hypertension from age...

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Main Authors: S. Justin Thomas, John N. Booth, Chen Dai, Xuelin Li, Norrina Allen, David Calhoun, April P. Carson, Samuel Gidding, Cora E. Lewis, James M. Shikany, Daichi Shimbo, Stephen Sidney, Paul Muntner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
hypertension
incidence
race
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007988

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