Research Article

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

Table 3

Correlation coefficients calculated for ambulatory blood pressure at age 82 and vascular risk factors (BMI, laboratory levels and clinic blood pressure/BP) as well as for markers of vascular disease at age 68 (ABI: ankle-brachial index).

BMILaboratory levels,Clinic BPAnkle-brachial index
GlucoseTriglyceridesCholesterolSBPDBPRightLeft

Daytime
 SBP−.096.015.022−.066.047−.092.036−.051
 SD-SBP−.082−.026.117−.022.087−.052−.265**−.246*
 DBP−.210*−.186.005−.035.023−.184.091.125
 SD-DBP−.237*−.092.008−.038.034−.161−.035.003
 PP.052.151−.033−.091−.019.086−.084−.212*
Nighttime
 SBP−.019−.050.099−.014.057−.035.071−.011
 SD-SBP.006.058.032.031−.092−.146−.100.016
 DBP−.093−.127.092−.026.013−.103.082.088
 SD-DBP.021−.027.104.078.081−.012−.078.089
 PP.101.064.026−.114−.111−.097.113−.049
Nocturnal SBP fall−.104.053−.151−.114−.030−.072−.81−.075
Morning SBP surge−.014−.005−.105−.111−.139−.023−.025−.139
Preawakening SBP−.014−.067.018−.088.066.010.042−.045
Postawakening SBP−.043−.110−.026−.119−.062−.034.120−.049