Associations between visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure measured in the office and antihypertensive drugs: the J-HOME-Morning study

Clin Exp Hypertens. 2013;35(4):285-90. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2013.780070. Epub 2013 Apr 4.

Abstract

The factors associated with visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure (BP) measured in the office between the two visits were identified in 1379 treated hypertensive patients (mean age, 66.1 ± 11.0 y; women, 53.8%). Multivariate regression analysis showed that office BP and visit-to-visit heart rate variability were positively associated with visit-to-visit BP variability, whereas body mass index, duration of antihypertensive medication, and taking amlodipine were negatively associated with visit-to-visit BP variability. Further prospective studies are required to clarify the causal relationships between these factors and visit-to-visit BP variability among treated hypertensive patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amlodipine / therapeutic use
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects*
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Office Visits
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Amlodipine