| Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with hypertension in an urban population. | |
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PMID: 8790525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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SETTING AND METHOD: Since 1989 13,000 invitations to screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm have been offered to men aged 60 to 75 living within the Birmingham conurbation. RESULTS: The overall attendance was 76.1% (52-99%). The prevalence of aneurysms greater than 29 mm in the whole male population aged 60 to 75 was 7.2%. For those aged 60 to 64 the prevalence was 3.8%. For those aged between 60 and 64 with hypertension, however, the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm was 7.7%. The relative risk of hypertension associated with aneurysm disease is 2.7. CONCLUSIONS: This paper suggests that all men over 65 should be screened for aortic aneurysm, but that those men over 60 with hypertension should be added to the screened cohort. |
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Authors:
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G M Grimshaw; J M Thompson; J D Hamer |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical screening Volume: 1 ISSN: 0969-1413 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Screen Publication Date: 1994 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-11-21 Completed Date: 1996-11-21 Revised Date: 2011-01-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433359 Medline TA: J Med Screen Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 226-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of health and Community Studies, University of Derby, Mickleover, United Kingdom. |
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Age Factors Aged Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications, epidemiology, prevention & control* England Humans Hypertension / complications, epidemiology* Male Mass Screening* Middle Aged Prevalence Urban Population |
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