March 1, 1995Hypertension
Physiological Determinants of Hyperreactivity to Stress in Borderline Hypertension
Why the study?
Does borderline hypertension alter hemodynamic and sympathetic nervous system responses to active and passive stress in men?
Population
33 men (12 with borderline hypertension and 21 age-matched normotensive controls), described as white men.
Comparison
Exposure to an active behavioral stressor and a… vs Age-matched normotensive men undergoing the same…
Design
Case-control
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Sympathetic hyperreactivity during active stress may mark early hypertension; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Structured PICO
Does borderline hypertension alter hemodynamic and sympathetic nervous system responses to active and passive stress in men?
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Population
33 men (12 with borderline hypertension and 21 age-matched normotensive controls), described as white men.
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Intervention
Exposure to an active behavioral stressor (aversive reaction time test) and a passive stressor (forehead cold pressor test).
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Comparator
Age-matched normotensive men undergoing the same stressors.
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Outcome
Blood pressure changes during stress tests.surrogate
Early stages of hypertension in white men are characterized by sympathetic nervous system hyperreactivity specifically during tasks that elicit active behavioral coping responses.
Cite This Study
Sherwood et al. (1995) studied this question.