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To resolve this confusing picture we examined the hypothesis that there is a non-linear relationship between panic and systolic BP (SBP) and explored the association of generalized anxiety symptoms with SBP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291711003047_sec_a002\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used data from the population-based Nord-Tr\u00f8ndelag health study (HUNT) in which all 92 936 individuals aged \u2a7e20 years residing in one Norwegian county were invited to participate. Panic was assessed using one item from the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and generalized anxiety with the remaining six items of this subscale. SBP was the mean of two measurements by an automatic device.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291711003047_sec_a003\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 64 871 respondents had SBP recorded (70%). Both unadjusted (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>=61 408) and adjusted analyses provided evidence for a non-linear relationship between panic and SBP, represented by a U-shaped curve with a minimum prevalence of panic at around 140 mmHg. The relationship was strengthened after adjustment for confounders, with the quadratic term significantly associated with panic (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.03). Generalized anxiety symptoms were associated only with low SBP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291711003047_sec_a004\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The U-shaped relationship between SBP and panic provides a unifying explanation for the separate strands of published literature in this area. The results support the hypothesis that high BP and panic disorder could share brainstem autonomic and serotonergic abnormalities. 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