Table 2. 24-h ABPM in hypertensive elderly patients with or without a fall injury within one year.
ABPM parameter | With fall injury (n = 55) | Without fall injury (n = 977) | P value |
24-h systolic, mmHg | 140.9 ± 15.2 | 139.0 ± 15.1 | 0.1 |
24-h diastolic, mmHg | 67.3 ± 7.6 | 70.7 ± 8.8 | < 0.005 |
24-h pulse pressure, mmHg | 74.7 ± 14.3 | 68.3 ± 13.7 | < 0.005 |
24-hr heart rate, beats/minute | 64.7 ± 8.6 | 65.9 ± 8.9 | 0.05 |
Awake systolic, mmHg | 142.9 ± 16.2 | 141.0 ± 15.2 | 0.2 |
Awake diastolic, mmHg | 68.2 ± 8.0 | 71.3 ± 9.4 | < 0.005 |
Awake pulse pressure, mmHg | 74.8 ± 14.9 | 68.7 ± 13.7 | < 0.005 |
Awake heart rate, beats/minute | 66.4 ± 9.9 | 67.5 ± 9.4 | 0.06 |
Sleep systolic, mmHg | 135.5 ± 17.8 | 132.8 ± 19.6 | 0.1 |
Sleep diastolic, mmHg | 62.5 ± 10.0 | 65.3 ± 8.2 | < 0.05 |
Sleep pulse pressure, mmHg | 73.3 ± 16.0 | 67.3 ± 15.7 | < 0.005 |
Sleep heart rate, beats/minute | 59.9 ± 8.7 | 60.2 ± 8.8 | 0.08 |
ABPM: ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring.