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/m^2	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 m^2	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.