Association of systolic blood pressure levels with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and all-cause mortality: a result from the Kailuan study

Blood Press Monit. 2016 Jun;21(3):149-54. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0000000000000181.

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to examine the impact of different levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP) on the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and all-cause death in Chinese adults.

Patients and methods: A total of 97 013 Chinese men and women from the Kailuan study were followed up with the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and all-cause death. The participants were categorized into nine groups on the basis of the different SBP levels (mmHg) (groups 1-9): SBP<110, 110≤SBP<120, 120≤SBP<130, 130≤SBP<140, 140≤SBP<150, 150≤SBP<160, 160≤SBP<170, 170≤SBP<180, and SBP≥180. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated from Cox regression models.

Results: During a mean follow-up of 4.02 years, a total of 2043 cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and 1686 of all-cause deaths occurred. After adjustments for potential confounding factors and using group 1 as a reference, HRs (95% CIs) of total cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events for groups 2-9 were 1.35 (1.00-1.82), 1.61 (1.22-2.12), 1.54 (1.16-2.04), 2.05 (1.55-2.72), 2.47 (1.86-3.29), 3.04 (2.28-4.06), 3.93 (2.89-5.36), and 4.56 (3.39-6.15), respectively. HRs (95% CIs) of all-cause death for groups 2-9 were 0.92 (0.71-1.20), 0.95 (0.75-1.20), 1.06 (0.83-1.34), 1.18 (0.93-1.50), 1.16 (0.90-1.49), 1.39 (1.07-1.81), 1.74 (1.29-2.33), and 2.06 (1.56-2.72), respectively.

Conclusion: An increase in the SBP levels is significantly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and all-cause death.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged