Height May Explain Sex Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure in Older Adults
Shorter stature in older women than men is associated with higher systolic blood pressure and lesser hypertension control.
Authors
- Michael Rakotz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-4864)
- Holly Mattix-Kramer
- Jiexiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-6466)
- Susan E. Sutherland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7184-8920)
- Brent M. Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-5875)
- Benjamin Riesser
Institutions
- American Medical Association (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- College of Charleston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.125.25535
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00