Why the study?
Are there gender differences in autonomic function impairment among hypertensive subjects compared to normotensive controls?
Population
75 subjects (41 hypertensive patients and 34 normotensive subjects), age 53+/-1 years.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May indicate greater autonomic impairment in hypertensive women; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Are there gender differences in autonomic function impairment among hypertensive subjects compared to normotensive controls?
Autonomic function parameters, including baroreceptor reflex sensitivity and heart rate variability, are especially impaired in hypertensive women compared with hypertensive men.
Sevre et al. (2001) studied this question.
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