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- The study aimed to compare central and brachial systemic blood pressure (SBP) between men and women over 60 years old with systemic arterial hypertension.
- Conducted in Uberlândia, Brazil, the research involved 69 elderly participants and utilized a Sphygmocor® XCEL device to assess blood pressure differences.
- Results indicated that elderly women had significantly higher central and brachial SBP and pulse pressure compared to elderly men, highlighting the need for gender-specific considerations in hypertension management.
Article Abstract
Aim: To compare the values of central and brachial systemic blood pressure (SBP) between women and men over 60 years of age with systemic arterial hypertension.
Methods: This study was a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study with elderly patients admitted to and selected from spontaneous and scheduled demand at basic health units in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, between March 2013 and March 2014. We included 69 study participants and compared central and brachial SBP using a Sphygmocor® XCEL device (AtCor Medical, Sydney, Australia).
Results: Significant differences were found in the blood pressure values of the whole population in the central versus brachial systolic blood pressure (SP) [140(21) versus 153(23) mmHg] and in the central versus brachial pulse pressure (PP) [55(18) versus 70(18) mmHg]. Additionally, females exhibited higher blood pressure levels than males [central SP 144(23) versus 134(16) mmHg and brachial SP 161(26) versus 148(18) mmHg and central PP 62(17) versus 45(14) mmHg and brachial PP 80(21) versus 63(15) mmHg, resp.].
Conclusion: Elderly women exhibited higher blood pressure values than elderly hypertensive men.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632463 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6265823 | DOI Listing |
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