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Development of blood pressure from 1977 to 1995 in relation to the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in 1977.
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Development of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol 1977–1995 and Percentage of Categorized Hypertensive, Hypercholestrolemia
Men Women 1977 1995 1977 1995 Blood pressure Systolic 135 (13.3) 135 (16.4) 128 (14.0) 132 (18.7) Diastolic 81 (10.0) 84 (9.2) 80 (9.8) 82 (9.2) Hypertensive (%) 9.5 13.5 6.5 16.4 Cholesterol 5.5 (1.1) 6.2 (1.1) 5.2 (1.0) 6.1 (1.1) Hypercholestolemia (%) 28 41 18 38 - Table 2.
Number of Participants with Elevated Risk Factors in 1977 and Their Relative Risk (95% CI) of Cardiovascular Events 1977–1995 in the Nijmegen Cohort Study
Men Women Number (n = 2055) Relative Risk Number (n = 2152) Relative Risk Hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol ≥5.8 mmol/L) 794 2.5 (1.9–2.9) 490 1.9 (1.1–3.4) Hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or under treatment) 340 1.8 (1.2–2.3) 329 1.7 (0.8–2.5) Smoking (>10 cigarettes daily) 944 1.8 (1.2–2.4) 588 1.4 (0.8–2.4) Obesity (body mass index ≥27 kg/m2) 436 1.6 (1.2–2.0) 448 1.9 (1.1–2.8) Family history of cardiovascular disease 371 1.8 (1.3–2.5) 439 1.9 (1.1–3.3)
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