Association between Pulse Pressure and Coronary Heart Disease in Korean Elderly: The 7th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016-2018)
Abstract:Background: Although the pulse pressure (PP) is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD), many physicians disregard its importance and there have been no recent studies on Korean elderly. We investigated the association between PP and CHD in Korean elderly through the nationwide, observational study.
Methods:This study included 4100 subjects aged ≥65 years from the 7th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016)(2017)(2018). Pulse pressure was calculated as the difference bet… Show more
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