Postural hand tremor and incident hypertension in young to middle-aged adults: the Bogalusa heart study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand tremor and blood pressure (BP) are both increased by adrenergic stimulation and reduced by β-blockade, indicating that they may share a common underlying pathophysiology.

Methods

We prospectively examined the relationship between postural hand tremor and incident hypertension in a community-based cohort of 715 (184 blacks and 531 whites) adults without hypertension and not using medications to control tremor (e.g. β-blockers). At baseline, tremor was measured with participants holding a laser pointer aimed at a sheet of Polaroid film 8 feet away with arm outstretched for 8 s in a darkened room, and characterized by the width of the circle diameter encompassing all exposures and enumeration of exposure dots in the same area. Incident hypertension was defined a

SUBMITTER: Hu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8784238 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature