[Seasonal blood pressure changes in mild hypertension].
BACKGROUND
Our goal was to evaluate seasonal blood pressure (BP) changes in patients with mild hypertension.


METHODS
Forty-three hypertensive subjects underwent two clinical examinations in different seasons (summer and winter), separated by a 6 month-interval.Each examination included a 24 h ambulatory BP monitoring.


RESULTS
Ambulatory diurnal BP was higher in winter that it was in summer(p < 0.01). Seasonal changes were inversely correlated to the body mass index (r = -0.44; p < 0.05, for systolic BP).


CONCLUSIONS
Ambulatory diurnal BP is subjected to seasonal influences. Seasonal variations of BP habe implications for the clinical management of hypertension.
Miquel
A
A
Unidad de Investigación del Area 5 de Madrid. Hospital La Paz y Atención Primaria.
Martínez
M A
MA
Vendrell
J J
JJ
Hidalgo
Y
Y
Nevado
A
A
Puig
J G
JG
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons
Cambios estacionales de la presión arterial en la hipertensión leve.