Go Back Research Article April, 1987

Behavioral predictors of blood pressure variation in hypertensives and normotensives.

Author Mary P. Koss Author Janis Crowther Author Mary Ann Parris Stephens Author Kenneth Bollen

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)

Keywords

blood pressure hypertension normotension bp variability behavioral predictors activity level posture social involvement stress tension cardiovascular health essential hypertension borderline hypertension 24-hour bp monitoring lifestyle factors autonomic regulation physiological responses health psychology risk factors behavioral medicine epidemiology psychophysiology individual differences cardiovascular research.
Details
Volume 6
Issue 6
Pages 569–579
DOI 10.1037/0278-6133.6.6.569
ISSN 0278-6133
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