(NY Times) — A single blood pressure test, or even several readings over a short period of time, may not be enough to gauge the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Many researchers predict a subject’s risk for cardiovascular risk with a single blood pressure reading, but a new study has tracked blood pressure over 14 years beginning at age 41 in more than 61,500 men and women, most not taking blood pressure medicine. The paper was published online last week in Circulation.
Men who developed hypertension during middle age had a 70 percent lifetime risk of developing cardiovascular disease or stroke, compared with a risk of 35 percent among men who had lower blood pressure.
Among women, those who had hypertension from age 41 through 55 had a lifetime risk of 49 percent, compared with 22 percent among middle-aged women with lower blood pressure.
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“70%” if during middle-age? What about in college or earlier? Not a very encouraging article.
Are there anymore solutions besides increasing the number of tests?
The article as solid as thin air. What are the qualifying b.p. measurements? Do you have to guess them? Poor research.
Stefan, the qualifying blood pressure measurements are very highly publicized, probably this is the reason they are not mentioned. But you are right it is always best to get that information out. The BP measurements and how they relate to the different stages of hypertension are listed in the Mayo Clinic here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-pressure/HI00043
amazing, another scare tactic =:0