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HERO ID
6794577
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Global burden of blood-pressure-related disease, 2001
Author(s)
Lawes, CMM; Vander Hoorn, S; Rodgers, A; ,
Year
2008
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
The Lancet
ISSN:
0140-6736
EISSN:
1474-547X
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Location
NEW YORK
Page Numbers
1513-1518
PMID
18456100
Web of Science Id
WOS:000255668300027
Abstract
Background Few studies have assessed the extent and distribution of the blood-pressure burden worldwide. The aim this study was to quantify the global burden of disease related to high blood pressure.Methods Worldwide burden of disease attributable to high blood pressure (>= 115 mm Hg systolic) was estimated for groups according to age (>= 30 years), sex, and World Bank region in the year 2001. Population impact fractions were calculated with data for mean systolic blood pressure, burden of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and relative risk corrected for regression dilution bias.Findings Worldwide, 7.6 million premature deaths (about 13.5% of the global total) and 92 million DALYs (6.0% of the global total) were attributed to high blood pressure. About 54% of stroke and 47% of ischaemic heart disease worldwide were attributed to high blood pressure. About half this burden was in people with hypertension; the remainder was in those with lesser degrees of high blood pressure. Overall, about 80% of the attributable burden occurred in low-income and middle-income economies, and over half occurred in people aged 45-69 years.Interpretation Most of the disease burden caused by high blood pressure is borne by low-income and middle-income countries, by people in middle age, and by people with prehypertension. Prevention and treatment strategies restricted to individuals with hypertension will miss much blood-pressure-related disease.
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