Table 3.
Twenty-four-hour ABPM parameters and central, peripheral (brachial) blood pressure stratified by median height of each sex
| Variables | Men
|
P-value | Women
|
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter height (n=48) | Taller height (n=53) | Shorter height (n=48) | Taller height (n=54) | |||
| ABPM parameters | ||||||
| 24-hour ABPM | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 149.6±11.4 | 149.0±9.8 | 0.775 | 141.5±9.8 | 145.2±13.6 | 0.118 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 96.2±9.6 | 98.8±11.2 | 0.208 | 90.3±7.8 | 95.6±8.8 | 0.002 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 53.5±8.7 | 50.2±7.8 | 0.051 | 51.3±8.8 | 49.7±8.4 | 0.366 |
| Mean HR (beats/min) | 71.3±9.6 | 74.4±8.5 | 0.093 | 71.9±10.2 | 73.5±8.2 | 0.381 |
| Day-time ABPM | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 152.0±11.7 | 151.3±9.9 | 0.760 | 144.7±9.9 | 147.9±14.3 | 0.192 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 98.6±10.2 | 100.9±10.1 | 0.268 | 92.8±8.3 | 97.9±9.4 | 0.004 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 53.4±8.3 | 50.5±6.5 | 0.051 | 51.8±9.3 | 49.9±8.5 | 0.280 |
| Night-time ABPM | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 141.3±14.5 | 138.8±14.9 | 0.397 | 131.3±13.8 | 136.4±14.6 | 0.076 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 88.7±10.6 | 89.2±12.9 | 0.827 | 82.5±8.9 | 86.9±9.6 | 0.016 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 52.6±10.7 | 49.6±6.9 | 0.102 | 48.9±9.7 | 49.4±8.9 | 0.769 |
| Early morning | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 153.0±13.1 | 147.2±15.1 | 0.043 | 146.5±14.4 | 148.3±18.1 | 0.578 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 93.4±11.8 | 92.3±13.5 | 0.670 | 87.7±12.9 | 91.9±10.7 | 0.074 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 52.9±12.3 | 49.0±10.6 | 0.085 | 49.1±10.1 | 49.5±12.4 | 0.874 |
| Mean HR (beats/min) | 69.8±23.0 | 68.0±10.2 | 0.600 | 70.2±17.7 | 66.7±10.3 | 0.220 |
| EMBPS (mmHg) | 33.5±17.8 | 26.9±14.1 | 0.040 | 35.0±18.7 | 29.1±15.4 | 0.083 |
| Degree of dipping (%) | 6.9±7.3 | 8.3±7.2 | 0.342 | 9.2±7.8 | 7.6±7.1 | 0.296 |
| Peripheral (brachial) | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 153.9±20.8 | 154.7±15.6 | 0.827 | 145.7±17.1 | 150.1±17.7 | 0.200 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 100.8±16.7 | 103.4±13.2 | 0.394 | 94.2±13.2 | 101.3±12.7 | 0.007 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 53.1±14.2 | 51.4±11.2 | 0.491 | 51.5±9.9 | 48.8±11.2 | 0.209 |
| Central | ||||||
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 153.1±22.3 | 142.1±15.4 | 0.005 | 155.6±18.3 | 153.1±19.9 | 0.508 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 86.6±11.1 | 90.5±12.3 | 0.098 | 86.9±13.4 | 92.7±11.8 | 0.024 |
| Mean PP (mmHg) | 66.5±20.7 | 51.6±10.9 | <0.001 | 68.7±16.4 | 60.4±13.4 | 0.006 |
| AIx (%) | 81.4±15.4 | 67.1±12.7 | <0.001 | 88.7±12.3 | 84.0±10.9 | 0.045 |
| AIx 75 (%) | 80.5±12.7 | 67.7±10.6 | <0.001 | 89.1±9.4 | 85.0±8.9 | 0.027 |
| PP amplification | 94.9±13.2 | 106.5±16.9 | <0.001 | 87.7±10.4 | 87.7±8.6 | 0.967 |
Notes: Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. The median height was 169 cm in men and 157 cm in women. The shorter height group was defined as a group of less than median height and the taller height group was defined as a group of more than median height.
Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; HR, heart rate; EMBPS, early-morning blood pressure surge; AIx, augmentation index.