Michael Gurven|Aaron D. Blackwell|Daniel Rodríguez|Jonathan Stieglitz|Hillard Kaplan
Does Blood Pressure Inevitably Rise With Age?
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rise blood pressure age major risk factor cardiovascular renal disease stroke type 2 diabetes mellitus agerelated increases blood pressure observed almost every population except among huntergatherers farmers pastoralists tested agerelated increases blood pressure among tsimane foragerfarmers also test whether lifestyle changes associated modernization lead higher blood pressure greater rate agerelated increase blood pressure measured blood pressure longitudinally 2248 adults age 20 years n6468 observations 8 years prevalence hypertension 39 women 52 men although diagnosis persistent hypertension based multiple observations reduced prevalence 29 sexes mixedeffects models revealed systolic diastolic pulse blood pressure increases 286 p0001 095 p0001 195 mmhg p0001 per decade women 091 p0001 093 p0001 002 mmhg p093 men substantially lower rates found elsewhere lifestyle factors smoking spanish fluency minimal effect mean blood pressure effect agerelated increases blood pressure greater town proximity associated lower agerelated increase pulse pressure effects modernization therefore deemed minimal among tsimane light lean physique active lifestyle protective diet