Pattern of declining blood pressure across replicate population surveys of the WHO MONICA project, mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and the role of medication

TY - JOUR

T1 - Pattern of declining blood pressure across replicate population surveys of the WHO MONICA project, mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and the role of medication

AU - Tunstall-Pedoe, Hugh

AU - Connaghan, John

AU - Woodward, Mark

AU - Tolonen, Hanna

AU - Kuulasmaa, Kari

N1 - dc.publisher: BMJ Publishing Group HTP originated the research question, led the investigation, wrote the paper. The BMJ printed the paper with its figure on the front cover. The paper exploited intimate knowledge of the MONICA database, in terms of risk factors and medication usage. It is one of the biggest studies of its type.

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - Objective Declining mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were observed in most populations of the World Health Organization MONICA (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease) project from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. We tested whether pooled results would show mean change associated with decline in high readings only, resulting from better antihypertensive medication, or with similar falls in low, middle, and high readings, implying other causes.

AB - Objective Declining mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were observed in most populations of the World Health Organization MONICA (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease) project from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. We tested whether pooled results would show mean change associated with decline in high readings only, resulting from better antihypertensive medication, or with similar falls in low, middle, and high readings, implying other causes.

U2 - 10.1136/bmj.38753.779005.BE

DO - 10.1136/bmj.38753.779005.BE

M3 - Article

SN - 0959-8146

VL - 332

SP - 629

EP - 632

JO - BMJ

JF - BMJ

IS - 7542

ER -