Blood Pressure and Mortality: Joint Effect of Blood Pressure Measures
Abstract
We examine how combinations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels and pulse pressure levels predicted mortality risk. Respondents are those aged over 50 from the Health and Retirement Study (N=10,366) who provided blood pressure measures in 2006/2008. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured three times; and we averaged the three readings. Pulse pressure was calculated as systolic minus diastolic blood pressure. Seven...
Paper Details
Title
Blood Pressure and Mortality: Joint Effect of Blood Pressure Measures
Published Date
Oct 21, 2020
Volume
2
Issue
1
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