Key result
Higher 24-hour blood pressure variability is linked to increased arterial stiffness in prehypertension.
Why the study?
The association of blood pressure variability with arterial stiffness and the modifying effect of gender in prehypertensive patients has not been fully studied.
Observational (n=723)
Effect estimate: B=0.033
p-value: p=<0.05
Blood pressure variability is independently associated with arterial stiffness in prehypertensive patients, with the relationship being modified by gender.
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BPV associated with arterial stiffness only in prehypertensive women; leaves open gender-specific monitoring for early vascular risk.
Lan et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Prehypertension (n=723). Blood pressure variability was evaluated on Arterial stiffness assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV) (B=0.033, p=<0.05). 24-hour blood pressure variability was independently and positively associated with arterial stiffness in prehypertensive patients (24h SBPV B=0.033, P<0.05), a relationship modified by gender.
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