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Body Mass Index and other Demographic Data in Relation to Daily Ambulatory Blood Pressure Parameters
Abstract
Objective: In patients with and without a diagnosis of hypertension, we sought to ascertain if body mass index (BMI) and other demographic information affected dipper/non-dipper and pulse pressure/pulse pressure index.
Method: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) analysis of 56 patients with hypertension and 91 patients without hypertension were evaluated. We defined dipper as a drop in mean nocturnal blood pressure (BP) of >10% as compared with mean daytime values (non-dipper percentage <10%). The same calculations were made for the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Pulse pressure (PP) and pulse pressure index were calculated using blood pressure measurements.
Results: Systolic dipper was observed in 35.7% of male patients and 25% of female patients in the hypertension group (group 1), and there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). Diastolic dipper was observed in 46.4% of male patients and 39.3% of female patients in the hypertension group, and there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). In examination cases (group 2), Although the incidence of systolic dipper and diastolic dipper in male subjects (46.5% and 60.5%, respectively) was higher than in female subjects (27.1% and 39.6%, respectively), this difference was close to significance, but not statistically significant (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the mean age and BMI of systolic dipper and non-dipper cases (p>0.05). Besides, the mean age of the diastolic non-dipper cases was statistically significantly higher than the diastolic dipper cases (p:0.048), and the mean BMI of the diastolic non-dipper cases was statistically significantly higher than the diastolic dipper cases (p:0.034).
Conclusion: It may be beneficial to include the mean pulse pressure/pulse pressure index in the evaluation of general, awake and asleep pulse pressure while evaluating the ABPM result.
Method: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) analysis of 56 patients with hypertension and 91 patients without hypertension were evaluated. We defined dipper as a drop in mean nocturnal blood pressure (BP) of >10% as compared with mean daytime values (non-dipper percentage <10%). The same calculations were made for the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Pulse pressure (PP) and pulse pressure index were calculated using blood pressure measurements.
Results: Systolic dipper was observed in 35.7% of male patients and 25% of female patients in the hypertension group (group 1), and there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). Diastolic dipper was observed in 46.4% of male patients and 39.3% of female patients in the hypertension group, and there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). In examination cases (group 2), Although the incidence of systolic dipper and diastolic dipper in male subjects (46.5% and 60.5%, respectively) was higher than in female subjects (27.1% and 39.6%, respectively), this difference was close to significance, but not statistically significant (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the mean age and BMI of systolic dipper and non-dipper cases (p>0.05). Besides, the mean age of the diastolic non-dipper cases was statistically significantly higher than the diastolic dipper cases (p:0.048), and the mean BMI of the diastolic non-dipper cases was statistically significantly higher than the diastolic dipper cases (p:0.034).
Conclusion: It may be beneficial to include the mean pulse pressure/pulse pressure index in the evaluation of general, awake and asleep pulse pressure while evaluating the ABPM result.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
October 1, 2022
Submission Date
September 15, 2022
Acceptance Date
September 26, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 44 Number: 3