BLOOD-PRESSURE AND HYPERTENSION IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION

被引：4

作者：

STRULOV, A

EPSTEIN, L

HARTH, A

TAMIR, A

机构：

[1] KUPAT HOLIM,IL-34362 HAIFA,ISRAEL

[2] GEN FEDERAT LABOR,INST HLTH INSURANCE,IL-34362 HAIFA,ISRAEL

[3] LADY DAVIES CARMEL HOSP,IL-34362 HAIFA,ISRAEL

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1990年 / 6卷 / 02期

关键词：

Blood pressure; Elderly population; Hypertension; Old age home; Related diseases;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00145789

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In order to study the epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly and its relationship to other disease situations, a study was performed on 815 institutionalized elderly people indicating a statistically significant decrease of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure with age. There is a difference between the population originating in Europe and America and those from Asia and Africa; in the latter group the blood pressure values were significantly higher, specially in females. The prevalence of hypertension as a disease does not differ between younger and older age groups. The lower prevalence in the population studied (28.1%) when compared to data in the literature which indicates prevalence of about 40%, might be due to the fact that the institution population live under sheltered conditions and close medical follow up. In conclusion hypertension in the elderly serves as a major risk factor for several disease situations thus leading to a better survival for those with lower values of blood pressure. © 1990 Gustav Fischer.

引用

页码：160 / 165

页数：6

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