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hypertension_sueno
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Clinical Data/Incident Outcomes
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HCHS variables
Hypertension is defined here if the systolic or diastolic blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 or if the participant is currently taking antihypertensive medications.
This variable is defined for participants whose blood pressure are below the cutoff of 140/90 (both systolic and diastolic must be less than the cutoff values) for those who were defined as having hypertension using the NHANES definition only and also indicated whether or not they were receiving treatment for hypertension.
Hypertension is defined here if the systolic or diastolic blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 or if the participant is currently taking antihypertensive medications.
Hypertension is defined here using the following NHANES definition: if the systolic or diastolic blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 or if the participant self-reported as currently taking antihypertensive medications.
Defined by systolic blood pressure > 160, diastolic blood pressure > 90, or use of thiazides. This variable was collected at visit 1, a different timepoint than the 'Visit 8' sleep variables.
sbp_mean
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Clinical Data/Vital Signs
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WSC variables
Mean of two standard seated blood pressure measurements on the night of the PSG. If repeat measurements were taken, the mean of the closest two measurements.