April 1, 1986Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Postprandial Blood Pressure Reduction in Healthy Elderly
Why the study?
Does a noon meal reduce sitting systolic blood pressure in healthy, community-dwelling elderly subjects?
Population
21 healthy, community-dwelling elderly subjects attending a nutrition program, mean age 73 +/- 6 years.
Comparison
A noon meal vs No meal
Follow-up
60 minutes
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Discussion
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Implication
Postprandial SBP monitoring may be warranted in elderly outpatients; leaves open generalizability and clinical sequelae in prospective studies.
Structured PICO
Does a noon meal reduce sitting systolic blood pressure in healthy, community-dwelling elderly subjects?
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Population
21 healthy, community-dwelling elderly subjects attending a nutrition program, mean age 73 +/- 6 years.
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Intervention
A noon meal
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Comparator
No meal (control studies evaluated in identical fashion)
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Outcome
Change in sitting systolic blood pressure at 60 minutessurrogate
Healthy community-dwelling elderly experience significant postprandial reductions in systolic blood pressure, suggesting age-related impairment in baroreflex compensation.
Cite This Study
Lipsitz et al. (1986) studied this question.