Home blood pressure predicts stroke incidence among older adults with impaired physical function: the Ohasama study.

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Several observational studies have found modifying effects of functional status on the association between conventional office blood pressure (BP) and adverse outcomes. We aimed to examine whether the association between higher BP and stroke was attenuated or inverted among older adults with impaired function using self-measured home BP measurements.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Hypertens.

Title: Journal of hypertension

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-5598

ISSN (Print): 0263-6352

Publication date (Electronic): December 2017

Volume: 35

Issue: 12

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[1 ] aDepartment of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo bDepartment of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences cDivision of Public Health, Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University dDepartment of Development Promotion, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center eMedical Information Technology Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai fDepartment of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Iwate gDivision of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Function and Morphology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry hDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

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DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001473

PubMed ID: 28697009

SO-VID: 485c8786-802c-4d21-bdb5-7dbdf6978dcf

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