… We systematically analysed health examination surveys and epidemiological studies, and
estimated worldwide trends in SBP, the leading cardiovascular risk factor. We noted that, after …

… blood pressure have been done. We estimated worldwide trends in population mean systolic
blood pressure … and unpublished health examination surveys and epidemiological studies (…

… age were examined in the US Health Examination Survey and relationships between blood
pressure and other variables were explored. During adolescence, blood pressure increases …

… We used health examination surveys in populations worldwide to conduct consistent cross-…
of the age associations of blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose. We examined the age …

… quintiles were determined for systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) …
quintile of blood pressure in Cycle II and Cycle III, those whose blood pressure rose from …

… Each respondent received a general health examination and nutritional appraisal. The
examination was performed in mobile examination units taken to locations of the sampled …

… hypertension. Several studies1' have explored the ranges of systolic and diastolic pressures
… "normal" and "high" levels of pressure have been proposed.Additionally, investigators have …

… prevalence in the United States has declined progressively since 1971, and the distributions
of systolic and diastolic pressures have shifted downward during the approximately 30-year …

… Diastolic and systolic pressures were recorded at two separate times during the physical
examination using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer and in compliance with the …

… physical examination with the participant in the sitting position, and 2 more measurements
were taken at the end of the physical examination, 1 … systolic and diastolic blood pressure (see …