A longitudinal analysis of the progression from normal blood pressure to stage 2 hypertension: A 12-year Korean cohort

Abstract Background The study aimed to estimate the incidence of and period of progression to stage 2 hypertension from normal blood pressure. Methods We selected a total of 21,172 normotensive individuals between 2003 and 2004 from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening and followed...

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Main Authors: Eun Sun Yu, Kwan Hong, Byung Chul Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10115-7