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Systolic blood pressure

Polygenic score · Health · 107 variants

Systolic blood pressure is the top number, the pressure when your heart beats. This score estimates your genetic tendency toward higher or lower systolic pressure.

Evidence & sources

This polygenic score combines 107 common variants.

A higher score means higher systolic blood pressure.

This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (81%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.

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References: PGS Catalog

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