Abstract
Blood pressure measured in young adult men is positively associated in later life with increased cardiovascular disease mortality. The implication of this finding is that risk of cardiovascular disease starts in early life.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Age of Onset
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Aged
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Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
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Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
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Cause of Death
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypertension / complications*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Morbidity
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Registries
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Risk Factors
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Scotland / epidemiology