Abstract
Examined the relative impact of activity, posture, location, social involvement, and tension on the 24-hr blood pressure (BP) variability of 21 normotensives, 18 borderline hypertensives, and 18 sustained essential hypertensives. Within each diagnostic group, activity accounted for more variance in BP variability than any other behavioral dimension. For each behavioral dimension, the magnitude of the relationship with BP was greater for the normotensives than for both hypertensive groups. Variation due to individuals was a better predictor of BP variability for the 2 hypertensive groups than for the normotensive group. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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