International Journal of Hypertension

Research Article

Differing Pattern of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Very Elderly Men Expresses Dynamics in Atherosclerotic Load in the Senescence

Table 2

Ambulatory blood pressure values measured in elderly men at age 82, who were diagnosed hypertensive versus normotensive during examinations at age 81 and 68 years.
Hypertension at 81Hypertension at 68
Yes ( )No ( )Yes ( )No ( )
ABPM at age 82Median
min–max		Median
min–max		PMedian
min–max		Median
min–max		P
Daytime (mmHg)
 SBP132.5
114.9–159.9		126.0
108.4–144.7		.006**129.1
108.4–159.4		130.0
109.1–159.9		.651
 SD-SBP13.2
7.4–21.9		12.4
7.9–19.7		.18012.9
7.4–21.9		13.0
7.9–19.7		.580
 DBP72.4
57.8–104.7		75.8
55.3–96.5		.97971.9
57.8–104.8		76.5
55.3–99.9		.433
 SD-DBP9.5
4.6–18.7		9.5
4.7–15.8		.9429.3
4.6–18.7		9.3
4.7–16.3		.909
 PP58.7
47.0–72.3		52.4
33.8–72.3		.000**55.6
33.8–72.0		54.7
36.2–72.3		.759
Nighttime (mmHg)
 SBP124.4
95.0–145.0		114.4
94.0–147.0		.011*122.0
94.0–144.7		121.4
101.6–147.0		.552
 SD-SBP11.8
5.2–25.1		10.7
4.1–25.6		.12011.4
4.1–25.6		10.9
5.3–25.2		.826
 DBP66.3
50.6–102.5		65.4
50.2–93.9		.38264.7
50.2–102.5		66.3
51.0–93.9		.268
 SD-DBP9.2
2.5–21.3		9.1
3.2–21.7		.6799.2
3.2–21.7		9.3
2.5–20.2		.224
 PP53.3
22.4–71.7		49.1
25.7–75.3		.023*48.8
22.4–75.3		53.7
34.9–74.7		.184
Nocturnal SBP fall (%)7.8
−8.3–17.7		7.4
−7.1–19.8		.4307.0
−7.1–16.8		8.7
−8.3–16.8		.854
Morning SBP surge (mmHg)27.7
−.67–56.2		24.1
−2.6–123.0		.13926.3
−2.6–51		24.5
6–123		.972
Preawakening SBP120.2
92.0–155.0		113.5
74.0–147.0		.011*119.3
92.3–155		116.5
74–147		.592
Postawakening SBP132.5
107.8–78.2		124.9
95.0–155.0		.010*127.6
97.7–166		130.0
95–178.2		.438