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Elevated Blood Pressure Not High Mortality Risk for Elderly with Weak Grip
March 28, 2017
CORVALLIS, Ore., March 28 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:

A study of nearly 7,500 Americans age 65 or older suggests that elevated blood pressure is not related to high mortality risk among people in that age group with weak grip strength.

New research by Oregon State University builds on an earlier OSU study that showed the relationship between high blood pressure and risk of death is largely dependent on elders' frailty status as meas . . .

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