National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5·4 million participants
- Authors: Barbagallo, CM; Danaei, G; Finucane, M; Lin, J; Singh, G; Paciorek, C; Cowan, M; Farzadfar, F; Stevens, G; Lim, S; Riley, L; Ezzati, M
- Publication year: 2011
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/74502
Abstract
Data for trends in blood pressure are needed to understand the effects of its dietary, lifestyle, and pharmacological determinants; set intervention priorities; and evaluate national programmes. However, few worldwide analyses of trends in blood pressure have been done. We estimated worldwide trends in population mean systolic blood pressure (SBP).