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Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP)

Launched by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) · Oct 27, 1999

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Current as of September 08, 2024

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Description

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure affects between 15 and 30 percent of the adult population in the United States, and is a major contributor to some of the leading causes of death including coronary artery and cerebrovascular diseases. A substantial body of evidence from both population and laboratory studies indicates that a number of dietary and lifestyle factors are associated with the chronic and progressive increase in blood pressure with age, commonly observed in populations of industrialized countries. There are also an increasing number of reports of important reductions in blood pre...

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Men and women, ages 30 to 54, with high normal diastolic blood pressure between 83 and 89 mm Hg.
  • Subjects were mildly obese.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

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Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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