2003 Swiss Re Blood Pressure Study of Insured Lives

摘要: Abstract Blood pressure, one of the most important mortality risk factors, is a common life insurance underwriting tool for classification preferred, standard, and substandard risks. In order to assess changes in associated with blood pressure since last major intercompany study, Swiss Re’s Research & Development Medical Departments conducted longitudinal study readings collected at time policy issue. Mortality different levels on nearly 300,000 policies issued without any other ratable impairments was evaluated. The cohort formed by from 1975 through 2001, which generated over 8,600 claims within period. Univariate bivariate results are shown along key covariates (sex, smoking status, issue year period, duration, cardiovascular family history) subset that had of...