| Title: | East and South Asian-Specific Blood Pressure Trajectories and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Journal: | Hypertension |
| Published: | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39936320/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.124.23985 |
Publication 15237
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk differs across Asian subgroups, possibly due to differences in hypertension burden. We characterized lifetime blood pressure (BP) trajectories for East and South Asian individuals and compared their associations with CVD risk.</p>
METHODS: Among 148 872 UK Biobank participants with primary care utilization data, life course BP trajectories were fitted as a function of age by sex according to self-identified ethnicity. We determined associations of time-averaged young adulthood (18-39 years), middle age (40-64 years), and later life (≥65 years) systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP with incident atherosclerotic CVD risk.</p>
RESULTS: The predicted SBP/diastolic BP (95% CI) at age 30 years was 108 (103-114)/68 (65-71) mm Hg for East Asian and 114 (110-118)/72 (71-73) mm Hg for South Asian individuals. By age 40, South Asian individuals were projected to reach an SBP of 130.0 mm Hg, whereas East Asian individuals reached the equivalent SBP by age 49 years. Among South Asian individuals, each SD increase in young adulthood SBP was associated with a higher atherosclerotic CVD risk with an odds ratio (95% CI) of 1.41 (1.12-1.75), but not among East Asians (Pinteraction=0.01). Midlife SBP was associated with peripheral artery disease among South Asian individuals (odds ratio, 2.08 [95% CI, 1.51-2.88]) and with ischemic stroke among East Asian individuals (odds ratio, 3.84 [95% CI, 1.08-5.07]). Later-life SBP was associated with myocardial infarction risk by 1.52 (1.15-1.92)-fold among South Asians and ischemic stroke by 2.50 (1.06-3.80)-fold among East Asian individuals.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: East and South Asian individuals exhibit distinct BP trajectories that age-differentially associate with incident CVD. Disaggregating Asian subgroups may inform tailored hypertension screening and management.</p>
16 Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Asia, Eastern
- Asian People
- Blood Pressure
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- United Kingdom
- Young Adult
12 Authors
- So Mi J. Cho
- Sarah Urbut
- Yunfeng Ruan
- Aarushi Bhatnagar
- Shriienidhie Ganesh
- Whitney E. Hornsby
- Romit Bhattacharya
- Michael C. Honigberg
- Stephen P. Juraschek
- Eugene Yang
- Daichi Shimbo
- Pradeep Natarajan
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 7089 | Exome Sequencing of All Premature Coronary Artery Disease Participants in UK Biobank |
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