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(Hypertension. 2003;41:1341.)
© 2003 American Heart Association, Inc.

Scientific Contributions

Blood Pressure Predicts Risk of Developing End-Stage Renal Disease in Men and Women

Masahiko Tozawa; Kunitoshi Iseki; Chiho Iseki; Kozen Kinjo; Yoshiharu Ikemiya; Shuichi Takishita

From the Third Department of Internal Medicine and Dialysis Unit, University of The Ryukyus, Okinawa General Health Maintenance Association, Okinawa, Japan.

Correspondence to Masahiko Tozawa, MD, Adachi Clinic, 1-7-5 Yamauchi, Okinawa-city, Okinawa 904-0034, Japan. E-mail mtozawa{at}eb.mbn.or.jp

Blood pressure as a risk factor for development of end-stage renal disease has not been fully studied, particularly in women. We studied the development of end-stage renal disease from 1983 through 2000 in 98 759 subjects, 46 881 men and 51 878 women, 20 to 98 years of age, who were screened in 1983 in Okinawa, Japan. Data for all dialysis patients registered from 1983 to 2000 in Okinawa were used to identify the screened subjects in whom end-stage renal disease developed. In follow-up, 400 subjects, 231 men and 169 women, had end-stage renal disease. Age, body mass index, and adjusted relative risk for systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both men and women were measured. When these results were compared with an optimal blood pressure, the relative risk of development of end-stage renal disease for those with high-normal blood pressure and hypertension were significant in both men and women. Hypertension is a significant risk factor for development of end-stage renal disease not only in men but also in women. Control of blood pressure within normal levels should be stressed as a strategy to prevent end-stage renal disease in both men and women.

Key Words: blood pressure • epidemiology • kidney failure • risk factors • women

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