Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation · University of Washington · +76 more institutions
Abstract
Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk. Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions.
To estimate the association between SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg and SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher and the burden of different causes of death and disability by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 152.97
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 56
Authors
75- MHMohammad H. Forouzanfar
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
- PLPatrick Liu
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
- GAGregory A. Roth
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
- MNMarie Ng
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
- SBStan Biryukov
University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Blood pressure
- Stroke (engine)
- Internal medicine
- Cardiology
- Confidence interval
- Burden of disease
- Demography
- Good health and well-being