Published:
The Lancet
Date:
Abstract:
Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean
systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, and
number of people with, raised blood pressure, defined as systolic blood
pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or
higher.