Associations of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels During Young Adulthood With Later Cardiovascular Events

2019238 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Yiyi Zhang · Columbia University

Eric Vittinghoff · University of California, San Francisco

Mark J. Pletcher · University of California, San Francisco

Norrina B. Allen · Northwestern University

Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri · University of Miami

Kristine Yaffe · University of California, San Francisco

Pallavi Balte

Abstract

Cumulative young adult exposures to elevated systolic BP, diastolic BP and LDL were associated with increased CVD risks in later life, independent of later adult exposures.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Sodium Intake and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volume 74, Issue 3, pp. 330-341

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.03.529

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