Measuring Hypertension Progression With Transition Probabilities: Estimates From the WHO SAGE Longitudinal Study

• Main Authors: Godfred O. Boateng (Author), Stella T. Lartey (Author), Philip Baiden (Author), Lei Si (Author), Richard Berko Biritwum (Author), Paul Kowal (Author), Costan G. Magnussen (Author), Ziyad Ben Taleb (Author), Andrew J. Palmer (Author), Isaac Luginaah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper assessed the transition probabilities between the stages of hypertension severity and the length of time an individual might spend at a particular disease state using the new American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension blood pressure guidelines. Data for this st...