Association of Clinic Blood Pressure and Out-of-Clinic Blood Pressure Difference With Falls Among Older Adults With Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A barrier to intensification of antihypertensive medication among older adults with hypertension is the perceived risk of falls. Blood pressure (BP) measured in the clinic setting is primarily used to decide whether antihypertensive medication should be intensified. Scarce data exist on whether a lower out-of-clinic BP relative to in-clinic BP is associated with an increased risk of falls among older adults with hypertension.

Methods

The sample included 630 participants, enrolled from May 2019 to November 2022 from Kaiser Permanente Southern California, who were aged ≥65 years, had hypertension, were taking antihypertensive medication, and had not experienced a serious fall injury since their last clinic visit. The primary exposure was quartiles (Qs) of the differ

SUBMITTER: Shimbo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854529 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature