Heterogeneity in Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Qingdao Port Cardiovascular Health Study

• Main Authors: Haiqun Lin (Author), Meiping Cui (Author), Erica S. Spatz (Author), Yongfei Wang (Author), Jiapeng Lu (Author), Jing Li (Author), Shuxia Li (Author), Chenxi Huang (Author), Xiancheng Liu (Author), Lixin Jiang (Author), Harlan M. Krumholz (Author), Xiao Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Although increased age is associated with higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) in general, there may be variation across individuals in how SBP changes over time. The goal of this paper is to identify heterogeneity in SBP trajectories among young adults with similar initial values and id...