Why the study?
Does acute mental stress increase ankle blood pressure in young healthy men?
Population
56 young, healthy men, non-smokers, taking no medications. Divided into mental stress and control groups.
Comparison
5-minute acute mental stress task consisting of… vs 5-minute control task consisting of slowly…
Design
Other
Follow-up
30 minutes post-task
Key result
Acute mental stress significantly increased ankle systolic blood pressure at 30 minutes post-task compared to a control task (interaction p<0.001) in young healthy men.
Authors
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May affect ankle BP interpretation after acute stress; hypothesis-generating for vascular reactivity studies.
RCT (n=56)
No
Does acute mental stress increase ankle blood pressure in young healthy men?
Absolute Event Rate: 137% vs 132%
p-value: p=<0.001
Acute mental stress induces a sustained elevation in both brachial and ankle blood pressure in young healthy men, suggesting a systemic pressor response.
Kume et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=56). Acute mental stress (mental arithmetic task) vs. Control task (counting upward) was evaluated on Ankle systolic blood pressure at 30 minutes post-task (p=<0.001). Acute mental stress significantly increased ankle systolic blood pressure at 30 minutes post-task compared to a control task (interaction p<0.001) in young healthy men.