Home Blood Pressure Variability as Cardiovascular Risk Factor in the Population of Ohasama

Abstract

Abstract-Blood pressure variability based on office measurement predicts outcome in selected patients. We explored whether novel indices of blood pressure variability derived from the self-measured home blood pressure predicted outcome in a general population. We monitored mortality and stroke in 2421 Ohasama residents (Iwate Prefecture, Japan). At enrollment (1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995), participants (mean age, 58.6 years; 60.9% women; 27.1% treated) measured their blood pressure at home, using an oscillometric device. In multivariable-adjusted Cox models, we assessed the independent predictive value of the within-subject mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and corresponding variability as estimated by variability independent of the mean, difference between maximum and minimum blood pressure, and average real variability. Over 12.0 years (median), 412 participants died, 139 of cardiovascular causes, and 223 had a stroke. In models including morning SBP, variability independent of the mean and average real variability (median, 26 readings) predicted total and cardiovascular mortality in all of the participants (P≤0.044); variability independent of the mean predicted cardiovascular mortality in treated (P=0.014) but not in untreated (P=0.23) participants; and morning maximum and minimum blood pressure did not predict any end point (P≥0.085). In models already including evening SBP, only variability independent of the mean predicted cardiovascular mortality in all and in untreated participants (P≤0.046). The R 2 statistics, a measure for the incremental risk explained by adding blood pressure variability to models already including SBP and covariables, ranged from <0.01% to 0.88%. In a general population, new indices of blood pressure variability derived from home blood pressure did not incrementally predict outcome over and beyond mean SBP. This article was sent to Morris J. Brown, Guest Editor, for review by expert referees, editorial decision, and final disposition. Methods Study DesignAs described in detail elsewhere, 5 from 1988 until 1995, we contacted 4969 individuals who resided in 4 districts of Ohasama, a rural community in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and who were ≥35 years old. Residents were not eligible if they were not at home during normal working hours (n=1057) or if they were hospitalized (n=166) or incapacitated (n=94). Of the remaining 3652 residents, 3090 (84.6%) participated in baseline and follow-up examinations. The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the study protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Tohoku University School of Medicine and by the Ohasama Town Government Department of Health. Participants gave written informed consent. We excluded 669 participants from analysis because they had not measured their home blood pressure (n=218), had obtained <5 morning or evening readings (n=322), or because at enrollment they had a history of stroke (n=129). Thus, the number of participants statistically analyzed totaled 2421. Data Collection...

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