Background::Cumulative blood pressure(BP),a measure incorporating the level and duration of BP exposure,is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD).However,the level at which cumulative BP could signifi...Background::Cumulative blood pressure(BP),a measure incorporating the level and duration of BP exposure,is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD).However,the level at which cumulative BP could significantly increase the risk remains unclear.This study aimed to investigate the association of 15-year cumulative BP levels with the long-term risk of CVD,and to examine whether the association is independent of BP levels at one examination.Methods::Data from a 26-year follow-up of the Chinese Multi-provincial Cohort Study-Beijing Project were analyzed.Cumulative BP levels between 1992 and 2007 were calculated among 2429 participants free of CVD in 2007.Cardiovascular events(including coronary heart disease and stroke)occurring from 2007 to 2018 were registered.Adjusted hazard ratios(HRs)for CVD incidence associated with quartiles of cumulative systolic blood pressure(SBP)and diastolic blood pressure(DBP)were calculated.Results::Of the 2429 participants,42.9%(1042)were men,and the mean age in 2007 was 62.1±7.9 years.Totally,207 CVD events occurred during the follow-up from 2007 to 2018.Participants with higher levels of cumulative SBP or DBP exhibited a higher incidence rate of CVD(P<0.001).Compared with the lowest quartile of cumulative SBP,the HR for CVD was 1.03(95%confidence interval[CI]:0.59-1.81),1.69(95%CI:0.99-2.87),and 2.20(95%CI:1.21-3.98)for the second to the fourth quartile of cumulative SBP,and 1.46(95%CI:0.86-2.48),1.99(95%CI:1.18-3.35),and 2.08(95%CI:1.17-3.71)for the second to the fourth quartile of cumulative DBP,respectively.In further cross-combined group analyses with BP measurements in 2007,15-year cumulative BP levels higher than the median,that is,1970.8/1239.9 mmHg·year for cumulative SBP/DBP,which were equivalent to maintaining SBP/DBP levels of 131/83 mmHg or above on average in 15 years,were associated with higher risk of CVD in subsequent years independent of BP measurements at one-time point.Conclusion::Cumulative exposure to moderate elevation of BP is independently associated with increased future cardiovascular risk.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52201103)Natural Science Basis Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2023JCYB445)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of CHD(Nos.300102122201,300102122106)。
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0900902)the Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research(No.020-1-1051and the Beijing Nova Programme Interdisciplinary Cooperation Project(No.Z191100001119017)).
文摘Background::Cumulative blood pressure(BP),a measure incorporating the level and duration of BP exposure,is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD).However,the level at which cumulative BP could significantly increase the risk remains unclear.This study aimed to investigate the association of 15-year cumulative BP levels with the long-term risk of CVD,and to examine whether the association is independent of BP levels at one examination.Methods::Data from a 26-year follow-up of the Chinese Multi-provincial Cohort Study-Beijing Project were analyzed.Cumulative BP levels between 1992 and 2007 were calculated among 2429 participants free of CVD in 2007.Cardiovascular events(including coronary heart disease and stroke)occurring from 2007 to 2018 were registered.Adjusted hazard ratios(HRs)for CVD incidence associated with quartiles of cumulative systolic blood pressure(SBP)and diastolic blood pressure(DBP)were calculated.Results::Of the 2429 participants,42.9%(1042)were men,and the mean age in 2007 was 62.1±7.9 years.Totally,207 CVD events occurred during the follow-up from 2007 to 2018.Participants with higher levels of cumulative SBP or DBP exhibited a higher incidence rate of CVD(P<0.001).Compared with the lowest quartile of cumulative SBP,the HR for CVD was 1.03(95%confidence interval[CI]:0.59-1.81),1.69(95%CI:0.99-2.87),and 2.20(95%CI:1.21-3.98)for the second to the fourth quartile of cumulative SBP,and 1.46(95%CI:0.86-2.48),1.99(95%CI:1.18-3.35),and 2.08(95%CI:1.17-3.71)for the second to the fourth quartile of cumulative DBP,respectively.In further cross-combined group analyses with BP measurements in 2007,15-year cumulative BP levels higher than the median,that is,1970.8/1239.9 mmHg·year for cumulative SBP/DBP,which were equivalent to maintaining SBP/DBP levels of 131/83 mmHg or above on average in 15 years,were associated with higher risk of CVD in subsequent years independent of BP measurements at one-time point.Conclusion::Cumulative exposure to moderate elevation of BP is independently associated with increased future cardiovascular risk.
