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ArticleAmerican journal of hypertension2024

A Single Bout of Prolonged Sitting Augments Very Short-Term Blood Pressure Variability.

Jocelyn Waghorn, Haoxuan Liu, Yanlin Wu, Sophie E Rayner, Derek S Kimmerly, Myles W O'Brien

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Article in American journal of hypertension, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07396857 (The Role of Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarization Factors on 24-hr Blood Pressure Regulation Following a Bout of Prolonged Sitting), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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The Role of Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarization Factors on 24-hr Blood Pressure Regulation Following a Bout of Prolonged Sitting

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversité de SherbrookeRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsCardiovascularArmsPlacebo, Fluconazole 150 mg
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Jocelyn WaghornDivision of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Haoxuan LiuDivision of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Yanlin WuDivision of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sophie E RaynerDivision of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Derek S KimmerlyDivision of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Myles W O'BrienDivision of Geriatric Medicine (Faculty of Medicine), School of Physiotherapy (Faculty of Health), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0665-5062

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CIHRDalhousie UniversityNova Scotia Health Research Foundation
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Abstract

backgroundMore habitual time spent engaging in prolonged sedentary behaviors increases the risk of developing hypertension. Beat-by-beat systolic (SBPV) and diastolic blood pressure variability (DBPV) are more pronounced in persons with hypertension and may be an early manifestation of blood pressure dysregulation. We tested the hypothesis that a single bout of prolonged sitting augments very short-term SBPV and DBPV. The secondary aim was to explore sex differences in prolonged sitting-induced increases in SBPV and DBPV.

methodsThirty-three adults (22.9 ± 1.9 years; 17 females) completed a single, 3-hour bout of prolonged sitting with beat-by-beat arterial pressure determined at baseline, 1.5-hour, and 3-hour via finger photoplethysmography.

resultsThere were no sex differences observed for baseline brachial SBP (males: 122 ± 10 mm Hg; females: 111 ± 9 mm Hg), SBPV (males: 1.87 ± 0.63 mm Hg; females: 1.51 ± 0.38 mm Hg), DBP (males: 68 ± 6 mm Hg; females: 66 ± 8 mm Hg), or DBPV (males: 1.40 ± 0.41 mm Hg; females: 1.27 ± 0.32 mm Hg) (all, P > 0.41). In the pooled sample, baseline SBPV (1.68 ± 0.54 mm Hg) remained unchanged after 1.5 hours (1.80 ± 0.60 mm Hg; P = 0.59) but increased after 3.0 hours (1.84 ± 0.52 mm Hg; P = 0.01). This post-sitting increase was driven by males (P = 0.009), with no difference observed in females (P = 1.00). Similarly, baseline DBPV (1.33 ± 0.36 mm Hg) was similar after 1.5 hours (1.42 ± 0.41 mm Hg; P = 0.72) but was increased at 3 hours (1.50 ± 0.34 mm Hg; P = 0.02). However, no sex differences in DBPV (all, P > 0.07) were observed across the time points.

conclusionsIn young, normotensive adults, a single bout of prolonged sitting augmented beat-by-beat blood pressure variability, which may provide a link between uninterrupted sitting and the development of blood pressure dysregulation.

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Sedentary BehaviorSitting PositionAdultArterial PressureBlood PressureFemaleHumansHypertensionMalePhotoplethysmographySex FactorsTime FactorsYoung Adultbeat-by-beat blood pressureblood pressureblood pressure dysregulationblood pressure variabilityhypertensionprolonged sitting

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PMID38703068
PMCPMC11322278

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