Prevalence of interarm blood pressure difference is notably higher in women; the Viborg population-based screening program (VISP)

Abstract Background Bilateral blood pressure (BP) measurement is important in cardiovascular prevention for identifying systolic interarm BP difference (IAD) and hypertension. We investigated sex-stratified IAD prevalence and its associations and coexistence with screen-detected peripheral atheroscl...

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Published in:BMC Public Health
Main Authors: Marie Dahl, Jesper Winkler Andersen, Jes Lindholt, Nikolaj Thure Krarup, Britt Borregaard, Nikolai Uberg, Annette Høgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-07-01
Subjects:
Systolic blood pressure difference
Interarm measurement
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular risk assessment
Sex
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19388-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19388-8

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