Hypertension Epidemiology
Research findings from Kuopio University, Department of Internal Medicine update understanding of hypertension epidemiology
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 1st, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Trends in lifestyle factors affecting blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive Finns during 1982-2002" new findings in hypertension. In this recently published article, scientists in Kuopio, Finland conducted a study "To assess the trends in blood pressure (BP) affecting lifestyle factors in hypertensive and normotensive Finns from 1982 to 2002. Five independent cross-sectional population surveys conducted in 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2002 in the provinces of North Karelia and Kuopio in eastern Finland and the region of Turku-Loimaa in southwestern Finland. Stratified random samples of men and women aged 25-64 years were drawn from the national population...
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