Ann Bugeja, Celine Girard, Manish M Sood, Claire E Kendall, Ally Sweet, Ria Singla, Pouya Motazedian, Amanda J Vinson, Marcel Ruzicka, Gregory L Hundemer, Greg Knoll, Daniel I McIsaac
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether sex-based differences in cardiovascular outcomes exist in late-onset hypertension. METHODS: This is a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada of 266 273 adults, aged ≥66 years with newly diagnosed hypertension. We determined the incidence of the primary composite cardiovascular outcome (myocardial infarction, stroke, and congestive heart failure), all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular death by sex using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for demographic factors and comorbidities...
April 25, 2024: Hypertension