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High blood pressure decreases the life expectancy of men by 5.1 years and women by 4.9 years.
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Franco, Oscar, Anna Peeters, Luc Bonneux, and Chris de Laet. "Blood Pressure in Adulthood and Life Expectancy with Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women: Life course analysis". Hypertension. Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 280-6. [ Permalink ]