Research Article

Exercise-Induced Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Male Patients with Essential Hypertension

Table 3

Binary logistic regression analysis of EH in hypertensive patients during exercise.

OR95% CI value

VO2/HR plateau (n)4.161.16–14.850.03
BMI (kg/m2)1.070.83–1.380.62
Visceral fat (L)1.390.72–2.690.33
Resting SBP (mmHg)1.081.03–1.12<0.01
15 min SBP variability (mmHg)1.161.08–1.26<0.01
VO2/HR (AT) (ml/beat)1.360.95–1.960.09

SBP: systolic blood pressure and VO2/HR (AT): VO2/HR at anaerobic threshold. ; .