High blood pressure at old age : The Leiden 85 plus study Bemmel, T. van

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Bemmel, T. van. (2010, February 4). High blood pressure at old age : The Leiden 85 plus study. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14652

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85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92

Age (years )

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8

Cumulative mortality

<70 mmHg (n=129)

>=90 mmHg (n=48)

>=70 mmHg <90 mmHg (n=394)

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log rank p=0.001

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92

Age (years )

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8

Cumulative mortality

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