Comparison of the sex-specific associations between systolic blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 124 cohort studies, including 1.2 million individuals

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2394-2401

  Peters, Sanne A E ^a,b   Huxley, Rachel R ^a,c   Woodward, Mark ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Meta analysis; Risk factors; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; META-ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DIFFERENCES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884502872     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001624     Document Type: Article

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