January 1, 1988Psychosomatic Medicine
Influences of sex and age on cardiovascular responses during stress.
Why the study?
How do sex and age influence blood pressure and heart rate responses to standardized stressors?
Population
435 individuals including 125 women, 93 men, 121 girls, and 96 boys
Comparison
Exposure to three standardized stressors: serial… vs Comparisons across sex and age groups
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Men and adults show greater BP reactivity to stress; cross-sectional data leave open prognostic implications and should not yet change practice.
Structured PICO
How do sex and age influence blood pressure and heart rate responses to standardized stressors?
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Population
435 individuals including 125 women, 93 men, 121 girls, and 96 boys
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Intervention
Exposure to three standardized stressors: serial subtraction, mirror-image tracing, and isometric handgrip
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Comparator
Comparisons across sex (male vs female) and age groups (adults vs children, older vs younger students)
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Outcome
Blood pressure and heart rate responses to stressorssurrogate
Sex and age are important determinants of cardiovascular reactivity to stress, with men and adults showing greater blood pressure responses.
Cite This Study
Matthews et al. (1988) studied this question.