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Predictors of progression from prehypertension to hypertension among rural Chinese adults: results from Liaoning Province.
European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology - 1 Apr 2010
Zheng Liqiang, Sun Zhaoqing, Zhang Xingang, Xu Changlu, Li Jue, Hu Dayi, Sun Yingxian
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with prehypertension are at a high risk of developing hypertension. Little is known about the predictors of progression from prehypertesion to hypertension in rural Chinese adults. METHODS: A population-based sample of 15 061 rural Chinese aged > or =35 years with prehypertension free cardiovascular diseases at baseline were followed-up from 2004-2006 to 2008. Incident hypertension was...
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