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Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2022 Jun 20;79(9):2051–2061. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.19356

Table 2:

Association between long-term variability in MAP (Within individual SD) and serious fall that resulted in hospital presentation in ASPREE participants occurring after the second annual visit (HR, 95% CI)

Serious fall Variability in MAP continuous (linear) MAP variability tertiles
T1 (reference) T2 T3
All*
N 14,818 4948 4932 4938
No of at least 1 fall 974 291 334 349
Model 1 1.02 (0.94, 1.10) 1 1.04 (0.89, 1.21) 1.00 (0.85, 1.16)
Model 2 1.04 (0.96, 1.13) 1 1.05 (0.90, 1.23) 1.04 (0.88, 1.22)
Model 3 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) 1 1.05 (0.90, 1.23) 1.03 (0.88, 1.21)
Model 4 1.03 (0.95, 1.12) 1 1.04 (0.89, 1.22) 1.01 (0.86, 1.19)
Analyses stratified by sex
Females
N 8056 2593 2653 2810
No of at least 1 fall 656 191 226 239
Model 1 1.00 (0.92, 1.10) 1 1.06 (0.87, 1.28) 0.99 (0.82, 1.20)
Model 2 1.03 (0.93, 1.13) 1 1.07 (0.88, 1.30) 1.03 (0.84, 1.25)
Model 3 1.03 (0.93, 1.13) 1 1.08 (0.89, 1.31) 1.02 (0.84, 1.25)
Model 4 1.02 (0.93, 1.13) 1 1.05 (0.86, 1.28) 1.01 (0.83, 1.23)
Males
N 6762 2355 2279 2128
No of at least 1 fall 318 100 108 110
Model 1 1.02 (0.89, 1.18) 1 1.00 (0.76, 1.31) 1.00 (0.76, 1.32)
Model 2 1.06 (0.91, 1.22) 1 1.01 (0.78, 1.32) 1.05 (0.80, 1.39)
Model 3 1.05 (0.91, 1.21) 1 1.00 (0.76, 1.31) 1.03 (0.78, 1.36)
Model 4 1.03 (0.89, 1.20) 1 1.00 (0.76, 1.32) 1.01 (0.76, 1.34)
Analyses stratified by prefrailty/frailty status
Not prefrail/frail
N 9310 3261 3083 2966
No of at least 1 fall 489 160 172 157
Model 1 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) 1 0.98 (0.79, 1.21) 0.88 (0.70, 1.09)
Model 2 0.95 (0.85, 1.07) 1 0.98(0.79, 1.22) 0.89 (0.71, 1.12)
Model 3 0.95 (0.85, 1.07) 1 0.98 (0.79, 1.22) 0.89 (0.71, 1.12)
Model 4 0.93 (0.83, 1.06) 1 0.95 (0.76, 1.18) 0.85 (0.68, 1.07)
Prefrail/frail
N 5508 1687 1849 1972
No of at least 1 fall 485 131 162 192
Model 1 1.07 (0.96, 1.19) 1 1.09 (0.87, 1.38) 1.11 (0.88, 1.38)
Model 2 1.11 (0.99, 1.23) 1 1.12 (0.89, 1.41) 1.17 (0.93, 1.47)
Model 3 1.11 (0.99, 1.24) 1 1.12 (0.89, 1.42) 1.18 (0.94, 1.48)
Model 4 1.11 (1.00, 1.25) 1 1.14 (0.90, 1.44) 1.20 (0.95, 1.52)

MAP= Mean arterial pressure, T1=Bottom 33.3%, T2=Middle 33.3%, T3=Top 33.3%

*

Adjusted for Model 1: age, sex, Model 2: age, sex, baseline mean arterial pressure, Model 3: age, sex, mean arterial pressure, frailty status and Aspirin, Model 4: age, sex, mean arterial pressure, frailty status, Aspirin, alcohol consumption, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease before annual visit 2 and hospitalization for heart failure before annual visit 2

Adjusted for Model 1: age, Model 2: age, baseline mean arterial pressure, Model 3: age, mean arterial pressure, frailty status and Aspirin, Model 4: age, mean arterial pressure, frailty status, Aspirin, alcohol consumption, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease before annual visit 2 and hospitalization for heart failure before annual visit 2

Adjusted for Model 1: age, sex, Model 2: age, sex, baseline mean arterial pressure, Model 3: age, sex, mean arterial pressure, and Aspirin, Model 4: age, sex, mean arterial pressure, Aspirin, alcohol consumption, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease before annual visit 2 and hospitalization for heart failure before annual visit 2