2014 Articles
Prevalence and Characteristics of Systolic Blood Pressure Thresholds in Individuals 60 Years or Older
For more than 20 years, US Joint National Committee (JNC) hypertension guidelines, including JNC 7, have recommended systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) thresholds of 140/90 mm Hg for the initiation of antihypertensive medication and a goal during treatment for individuals without diabetes or chronic kidney disease. The 2014 report from the panel members appointed to JNC 8 recently recommended a higher systolic BP (SBP) threshold (150 mm Hg) for treatment initiation and a treatment goal in adults 60 years or older. We estimated the percentage and characteristics of older US adults potentially affected by the new SBP threshold.
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- Title
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.2492
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- Academic Units
- Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Published Here
- April 29, 2016