Research Article

Hypertension, Sarcopenia, and Global Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Characteristics of older women according to hypertension.

VariablesTotal ()
NormotensiveHypertensive
()()

Anthropometric characteristics
Age (years)65.5 ± 2.065.1 ± 1.9
Weight (kg)63.8 ± 10.966.4 ± 10.4
BMI (kg/m2)26.0 ± 4.127.5 ± 4.5
Body fat (%)32.7 ± 9.534.4 ± 7.3
Absolute muscle mass (kg)41.4 ± 4.539.9 ± 7.6
Appendicular skeletal muscle mass (kg)17.7 ± 4.617.4 ± 5.6
Janssen index (kg/m2)65.7 ± 6.563.0 ± 7.0
Baumgartner index (kg/m2)11.7 ± 1.611.9 ± 2.0

Physical functional tests
Sit-to-stand (s)15.2 ± 3.315.3 ± 3.3
Walking speed (m/s)0.84 ± 0.330.72 ± 0.34
Side-by-side stand9.7 ± 1.19.7 ± 1.1
Semitandem stand9.7 ± 1.29.6 ± 1.4
Tandem stand9.4 ± 1.68.7 ± 2.6
Short physical performance battery9.6 ± 1.29.3 ± 1.5

Hemodynamic parameters
SBP (mmHg)126.0 ± 11.4150.3 ± 18.0
DBP (mmHg)77.1 ± 9.087.5 ± 10.1
MAP (mmHg)93.4 ± 8.3106.6 ± 17.6
HR (bpm)75.3 ± 10.076.8 ± 11.5
DP (mmHg·bpm)9508 ± 156111373 ± 2683
PP (mmHg)49.9 ± 11.762.4 ± 16.6

Clinical parameters
ADL0.15 ± 0.360.10 ± 0.30
IADL2.0 ± 2.12.8 ± 3.8
GDS4.9 ± 6.44.0 ± 4.6
MMSE25 ± 223 ± 3
Average of drugs0.31 ± 0.620.59 ± 0.79

Biochemical parameters
Salivary NO (µM)150.3 ± 97.0110.5 ± 67.9

BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; MAP = mean arterial pressure; HR = heart rate; DP = double product; PP = pulse pressure; ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living; GDS = geriatric depressive scale; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; NO = nitric oxide. .