BACKGROUND Masked diastolic hypotension is a new blood pressure(BP)pattern detected by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring(ABPM)in elderly hypertensives.The aim of this study was to relate ABPM and comorbidity in a c...BACKGROUND Masked diastolic hypotension is a new blood pressure(BP)pattern detected by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring(ABPM)in elderly hypertensives.The aim of this study was to relate ABPM and comorbidity in a cohort of fit elderly subjects attending an outpatient hypertension clinic.METHODS Comorbidity was assessed by Charlson comorbidity index(CCI)and CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score.All subjects evaluated with ABPM were aged≥65 years.CCI and CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score were calculated.Diastolic hypotension was defined as mean am-bulatory diastolic BP<65 mmHg and logistic regression analysis was carried out in order to detect and independent relationship between comorbidity burden and night-time diastolic BP<65 mmHg.RESULTS We studied 174 hypertensive elderly patients aged 72.1±5.2 years,men were 93(53.4%).Mean CCI was 0.91±1.14 and mean CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score of 2.68±1.22.Subjects with night-time mean diastolic values<65 mmHg were higher in females[54.7%vs.45.3%,P=0.048;odds ratio(OR)=1.914,95%CI:1.047−3.500].Logistic regression analysis showed that only CHA_(2)DS_(2)-VASc score was independently associated with night-time mean diastolic values<65 mmHg(OR=1.518,95%CI:1.161−1.985;P=0.002),but CCI was not.CONCLUSIONS ABPM and comorbidity evaluation appear associated in elderly fit subjects with masked hypotension.Com-orbid women appear to have higher risk for low ambulatory BP.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Masked diastolic hypotension is a new blood pressure(BP)pattern detected by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring(ABPM)in elderly hypertensives.The aim of this study was to relate ABPM and comorbidity in a cohort of fit elderly subjects attending an outpatient hypertension clinic.METHODS Comorbidity was assessed by Charlson comorbidity index(CCI)and CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score.All subjects evaluated with ABPM were aged≥65 years.CCI and CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score were calculated.Diastolic hypotension was defined as mean am-bulatory diastolic BP<65 mmHg and logistic regression analysis was carried out in order to detect and independent relationship between comorbidity burden and night-time diastolic BP<65 mmHg.RESULTS We studied 174 hypertensive elderly patients aged 72.1±5.2 years,men were 93(53.4%).Mean CCI was 0.91±1.14 and mean CHA_(2)DS_(2)VASc score of 2.68±1.22.Subjects with night-time mean diastolic values<65 mmHg were higher in females[54.7%vs.45.3%,P=0.048;odds ratio(OR)=1.914,95%CI:1.047−3.500].Logistic regression analysis showed that only CHA_(2)DS_(2)-VASc score was independently associated with night-time mean diastolic values<65 mmHg(OR=1.518,95%CI:1.161−1.985;P=0.002),but CCI was not.CONCLUSIONS ABPM and comorbidity evaluation appear associated in elderly fit subjects with masked hypotension.Com-orbid women appear to have higher risk for low ambulatory BP.
