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Human Circadian Phenotyping and Diurnal Performance Testing in the Real World
Published on: April 7, 2020
A classification of circadian blood pressure profiles using a cumulative chi-square technique
K Shimizu1, N Hirose, T Hirotsu
1Health Care Center, Shoko Chukin Bank, Tokyo, Japan. Kenshimi@mud.biglobe.ne.jp
Abstract:
Non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring has been used to assess circadian rhythms in blood pressure in a qualitative fashion. However, there are no established methods for assessing circadian changes in blood pressure in a quantitative fashion. In this study, we developed a quantitative method to evaluate the circadian rhythm based on profile analysis and a cumulative chi-square technique. This method was used to analyse the circadian blood pressure variations in 100 normotensive volunteers and 127 hypertensive patients. Three blood pressure profiles were identified for the normotensive group, while four were identified for the hypertensive group. Furthermore, there was a relationship between the discriminate blood pressure profiles and the severity of hypertension. We conclude that profile analysis of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring may be used to stratify patients with regard to the risk of complications of hypertension.
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