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Table 3 Brachial and central hemodynamic and arterial stiffness parameters

From: Identification of hypertensive patients with dominant affective temperaments might improve the psychopathological and cardiovascular risk stratification: a pilot, case–control study

 

Control

N = 24

DOM

N = 24

HR (1/min)

66 ± 1.25

63.1 ± 1.17

SBPB (Hgmm)

130.8 (122–137.1)

122.6 (116.4–129.7)*

DBPB (Hgmm)

71.2 ± 1.5

66.6 ± 1.71*

MBPB (Hgmm)

91.9 ± 1.53

86.6 ± 1.94*

PPB (Hgmm)

59.3 (49.4–67.5)

54.3 (50.1–61.9)

Central SBP (Hgmm)

124.3 (113.5–136.4)

117 (112.6–131.7)

Central DBP (Hgmm)

71.2 ± 1.5

66.5 ± 1.71*

Central MBP (Hgmm)

94.1 ± 1.55

88.9 ± 1.96*

Central PP (Hgmm)

50.6 (44.5–66.6)

52.3 (48.8–1.72)

PWV (m/s)

9.32 (8.02–11.25)

8.74 (8.32–9.87)

AI (%)

16.04 ± 2.24

14.54 ± 2.66

  1. The values are mean ± SEM and medians (quartiles). The groups were compared for differences by using Student’s t test or the Mann–Whitney rank-sum for data failing tests of normality
  2. DOM patients with dominant affective temperament, HR heart rate, SBPB systolic brachial blood pressure, DBPB diastolic brachial blood pressure, MBPB mean brachial blood pressure, PPB brachial pulse pressure, Central SBP central systolic blood pressure, Central DBP central diastolic blood pressure, Central MBP central mean blood pressure, Central PP central pulse pressure, PWV pulse wave velocity, AI Augmentation index
  3. * p < 0.05 compared with controls
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X