Objective.—To examine the prevalence, incidence, predisposing factors for hypertension, its
hazards as an ingredient of the cardiovascular risk profile, and the implications of this
information for prevention and treatment. Methods.—Prospective longitudinal analysis of 36-
year follow-up data from the Framingham Study of the relation of antecedent blood pressure
to occurrence of subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality depending on the
metabolically linked burden of associated risk factors. Results.—Hypertension is one of the …