Trajectories of Blood Pressure in Midlife Women: Does Menopause Matter?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether changes in blood pressure (BP) over women's midlife are more driven by chronological aging or the menopause transition has been debated. We sought to determine whether women can be classified into distinct trajectory groups based on pattern and level of systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP, pulse pressure (PP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) over the menopause transition, and to assess whether menopause-related factors predict the group and level of BP measures.

Methods

Participants were from the SWAN (Study of Women's Health Across the Nation). Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify women who shared distinct BP trajectories over time relative to menopause onset and to assess associations of menopause-related factors with trajectory group and le

SUBMITTER: Samargandy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature