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Incidence of hypertension in the Framingham Study

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  • Dannenberg, A.L.
  • Garrison, R.J.
  • Kannel, W.B.

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Incidence and trends in incidence of definite hypertension were analyzed based on 30 years follow-up of 5,209 subjects in the Framington Heart Study cohort. Based on pooling of 15 two-year periods, hypertension incidence per biennium increased with age in men from 3.3 per cent at ages 30-39 to 6.2 per cent at ages 70-79, and in women from 1.5 per cent at ages 30-39 to 8.6 per cent at ages 70-79. No consistent trend in incidence rates was evident for either sex from the 1950s through the 1970s. The proportion of hypertensive subjects receiving antihypertensive medication has increased since 1954-58 and exceeded 80 per cent for both men and women ages 60-89 years in 1979-81. Incidence data presented in this report may serve as a baseline for assessing the impact of future public health efforts in the primary prevention of hypertension.

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  • Dannenberg, A.L. & Garrison, R.J. & Kannel, W.B., 1988. "Incidence of hypertension in the Framingham Study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 78(6), pages 676-679.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1988:78:6:676-679_8
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