Variability in home blood pressure and its association with renal function and pulse pressure in patients with treated hypertension in primary care.

ABSTRACT: Blood pressure variability (BPV) represents a cardiovascular risk factor, regardless of mean level of blood pressure (BP). In this post-hoc analysis from the PERson-centredness in Hypertension management using Information Technology (PERHIT) study, we aimed to explore BPV in daily home measurements in hypertensive patients from primary care, to identify factors associated with high BPV and to investigate whether estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and pulse pressure, as markers of target organ damage (TOD), are associated with BPV. For eight consecutive weeks, 454 participants reported their daily BP and heart rate in their mobile phone, along with reports of lifestyle and hypertension-related factors. Systolic BP (SBP) values were used to calculate BPV with coefficient of variatio

SUBMITTER: Andersson U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10940151 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature