title: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure in men and women aged 17 to 80 years: the Allied Irish Bank Study.
abstract: In order to determine reference values for ambulatory blood pressure, a sample of 815 healthy bank employees (399 men and 416 women), aged 17-79 years, were investigated. Ambulatory blood pressure was recorded over 24 h, taking measurements at 30-min intervals. Blood pressure was also measured by trained observers in the clinic. Ambulatory blood pressure in the 815 subjects averaged 118/72 mmHg over 24 h, 124/78 mmHg during the day (1000-2259 h) and 106/61 mmHg at night (0100-0659 h). Office blood pressure, measured by an observer, was 4/2 mmHg lower (p less than 0.0001) than daytime ambulatory pressure. The 95th centiles for the daytime ambulatory pressure in men were: 114/88 mmHg for the age group 17-29 years (n = 107); 143/91 mmHg from 30-39 years (n = 123); 150/98 mmHg from 40-49 years (n = 109); and 155/103 mmHg in 50-79 year old men (n = 60); for the corresponding age groups in women, the 95th centiles of the daytime pressure were: 131/83 mmHg (n = 174); 132/85 mmHg (n = 149); 150/94 mmHg (n = 55); and 177/97 mmHg (n = 38).
authors.affiliation: Blood Pressure Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tyndall
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mee
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Staessen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Malley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors