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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2020 Feb 3;75(3):835–843. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.14233

Table 6.

Summary of the distribution of each type of morning systolic blood pressure surge in prior studies and the current study.

Type of morning SBP surge Author, year Country of origin for study participants
(n participants)
Distribution and thresholds for morning SBP surge, mmHg Proportion of participants characterized by the thresholds for morning surge, %
Prior study Current study among black from the Jackson Heart Study
Current study
Sleep-trough SBP surge Booth, 2019
(current study)
United States
(n=761 blacks)
Tertile 1 −21.7 to < 12.1 NA 33.3%
Tertile 2: 12.1 to < 21.3 33.3%
Tertile 3: 21.3 to 48.0 33.3%
Pre-awakening SBP surge Tertile 1: −25.2 to < 2.2 NA 33.3%
Tertile 2: 2.2 to < 10.9 33.3%
Tertile 3: 10.9 to 37.3 33.3%
Rising SBP surge Tertile 1: −46.0 to < −2.0 NA 33.3%
Tertile 2: −2.0 to < 7.0 33.3%
Tertile 3: 7.0 to 43.0 33.3%
Prior studies
Sleep-trough SBP surge Kario, 20032 Japan
(n=519)
> 55
(i.e., top decile)
10% 0.0%
Metoki, 20064 Ohasama, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
(n=1430)
Quintile 1: < 16 Quintile 1: 20% 47.4%
Quintile 2: 16 to 23 Quintile 2: 20% 24.7%
Quintile 3: NR Quintile 3: 20% NA
Quintile 4: NR Quintile 4: 20% NA
Quintile 5: ≥ 40 Quintile 5: 20% 2.9%
Amici, 20095 Italy
(n=42)
≥ 34
(i.e., top tertile)
33.3% 7.1%
Li, 20106 Europe, Asia and South America: IDACO
(n=5645)
≥ 37
(i.e., top decile)
10% 4.6%
>20.9 NR 34.7%
Verdecchia, 201218 Italy:
Progetto Ipertensione Umbria Monitoraggio Ambulatoriale Study
(n=3012)
Quartile 1: ≤ 19.5 Quartile 1: 25% 60.8%
Quartile 2: 19.5 to ≤ 27.5 Quartile 2: 25% 22.9%
Quartile 3: 27.5 to ≤ 36 Quartile 3: 25% 11.4%
Quartile 4: > 36 Quartile 4: 25% 4.9%
Pre-awakening SBP surge Metoki, 20064 Ohasama, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
(n=1430)
Quintile 1: < 3 Quintile 1: 20% 35.7%
Quintile 2: 3 to ≤ 11 Quintile 2: 20% 31.0%
Quintile 3: 11 to ≤ 17 Quintile 3: 20% 19.4%
Quintile 4: 17 to ≤ 25 Quintile 4: 20% 10.1%
Quintile 5: > 25 Quintile 5: 20% 3.7%
Li, 20106 Europe, Asia and South America: IDACO
(n=5645)
≥ 28
(i.e., top decile)
10% 2.5%
>21.5 NR 5.7%
Verdecchia, 201218 Italy:
Progetto Ipertensione Umbria Monitoraggio Ambulatoriale Study
(n=3012)
Quartile 1: ≤ 9.5 Quartile 1: 25% 61.8%
Quartile 2: > 9.5 to ≤ 17.5 Quartile 2: 25% 25.5%
Quartile 3: > 17.5 to ≤ 27.5 Quartile 3: 25% 10.0%
Quartile 4: >27.5 Quartile 4: 25% 2.8%
Cocchina, 201919 Italy
(n=1073)
> 27
(i.e. top decile)
10% 3.2%
Rising SBP surge Israel, 201117 Israel
(n=2627)
≥ 40
(i.e., top decile)
10% 0.0%

SBP: systolic blood pressure.

NA: not applicable

NR: not reported.

IDACO: International Database of Ambulatory BP in relation to Cardiovascular Outcome