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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Within-visit blood pressure (BP) variability impacts measurement precision and hypertension management.
  • Limited data exist on the predictive ability of within-visit BP variability for clinical outcomes.
  • Understanding BP variability is crucial for accurate risk assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between the variability of three repeated office BP measurements and the risk of all-cause mortality.
  • To determine if BP variability predicts mortality independently of mean BP levels.
  • To identify specific BP variability indices with prognostic value.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
  • Inclusion of 24,969 individuals with complete BP measurements and survival status.
  • Utilized multivariable logistic regression to assess prognostic ability of demographic, clinical, and hemodynamic indices.

Main Results:

  • The standard deviation of diastolic blood pressure (DBPSD) emerged as a stronger independent predictor of mortality.
  • DBPSD showed a significant association with mortality (OR 1.064, 95% CI: 1.011-1.12) after comprehensive adjustments.
  • This predictive ability was observed independent of systolic BP, age, sex, BMI, and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Conclusions:

  • Within-visit variability of sequential diastolic BP readings can identify high-risk patients more effectively than mean BP levels.
  • The prognostic value of within-visit BP variability warrants further investigation.
  • Research into methods to enhance the clinical application of BP variability is recommended.