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04 February 2022: Clinical Research

Blood Pressure Rhythm and Blood Pressure Variability as Risk Factors for White Matter Lesions: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dong Zhang 1ABCDEF* , Mingli He 2ABCDG* , Qing He 1DEG* , Zeheng Li 3DEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933880

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e933880

Table 2 Main examination results of patients according to SBP day/night ratio quartile grouping.

VariablesGroup 1Q1–Q2 (−8.11–5.97)Group 2Q3–Q4 (6.04–20.16)P value
n6666
24hMSBP (mmHg, m±s)135.3±10.2129.0±11.10.0012
24hMDBP (mmHg, m±s)79.4±7.276.8±6.80.0312
DBPDNR (M, IQR)4.62 (−1.32–8.89)10.70 (7.79–14.20)1
MDSBP (mmHg, m±s)135.6±10.3133.6±10.90.2981
MNSBP (mmHg, m±s)133.7±10.8121.1±11.431
MDDBP (mmHg, m±s)80.6±7.280.3±7.20.8461
MNDBP (mmHg, m±s)77.2±7.371.5±7.22
SBPCV (m±s)9.97±2.349.98±2.380.9792
DBPCV (m±s)11.04±3.1710.63±2.720.1991
Fazekas score (m±s)2.62±1.741.53±1.521
MSCBF (ml/100G/Min, m±s)36.52±9.8345.92±13.820.0031
MPCBF (ml/100G/Min, m±s)38.57±11.043.25±12.750.0021
MoCA (M, IQR)18 (15–23)21 (17–24)0.0131
1 Man-Whitney test;
2 Independent sample -test;
3 Pearson Chi-square test;
m – median; IQR – interquartile spacing; m±s – mean±standard deviation; MDSBP – daytime mean systolic blood pressure; MNSBP – mean systolic blood pressure at night; MDDBP – daytime mean diastolic blood pressure; MNDBP – mean diastolic pressure at night; SBPCV – coefficient of variation of 24-hour systolic blood pressure; DBPCV – 24-hour diastolic blood pressure variation coefficient; SBPDNR – systolic blood pressure difference ratio between day and night; DBPDNR: Diastolic blood pressure day/night difference ratio; MSCBF – bilateral mean subcortical local cerebral blood flow; MPCBF – bilateral mean paraventricular cerebral blood flow; MoCA – Monterey Cognitive Assessment Scale.

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