Blood Pressure Measurements with Different Currently Available Methods in Elderly Hypertensive Hospitalized Patients: A Real World Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the Study Population.
Age, years
86.9 ± 4.9
Gender, females
40 (50)
BMI, Kg/m2
26.8 ± 5.9
Diabetes
26 (32.5)
Dyslipidemia
45 (56.3)
Current Smoking
20 (25)
Creatinine, mmol/L
98.9±60.3
GFR, mL/min/1.73 m2
50.6 ± 25.9
CVD
37 (46.3)
PWV, m/sec
12.9 ± 1.2
24hBPM daytime, SBP mmHg
128.9 ± 10.5
24hBPM daytime, DBP mmHg
73.3±10.3
Nurse SBP mmHg
135.1± 14.1
Nurse DBP mmHg
77.4 ±8.9
Patient Self SBP mmHg
130.4±17.5
Patient Self DBP mmHg
73.9 ±11.4
Physician SBP mmHg
134.0 ± 23.0
Physician DBP mmHg
76.7 ± 14.9
Beat-to-beat, SBP mmHg
151.1 ± 25.1
Beat-to-beat, DBP mmHg
84.8±15.5
Data are expressed as mean ± (SD) or as absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies. BMI: Body Mass Index; GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate; CVD: Cardiovascular Diseases; PWV: Pulse Wave Velocity; 24hBPM: 24 hour Blood Pressure Monitoring; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure.