Beyond the beats: exploring the link between blood pressure fluctuations with anxiety, depression, and sleep.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Blood pressure variability (BPV) is a marker of vascular and autonomic regulation, and emerging evidence links BPV with anxiety and depression. Limited research has explored central BPV, and secondly whether sleep modulates the association between BPV with anxiety and depression.

Study design

Eighty-eight adults from clinical and community settings underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to assess central and brachial BPV, including augmentation index (AIx), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and pulse pressure (PP). Psychological symptoms were evaluated using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI). Correlation and regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for age an

SUBMITTER: Lutchman Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352328 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature