Evaluation of the impact of atmospheric pressure in different seasons on blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension

• Authors: Marek Kamiński , Urszula I. Cieślik-Guerra , Rafał Kotas , Piotr Mazur , Witold Marańda , Maciej Piotrowicz , Bartosz Sakowicz , Andrzej Napieralski , Ewa Trzos , Barbara Uznańska-Loch , Tomasz Rechciński , Małgorzata Kurpesa

Abstracts

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Objectives Atmospheric pressure is the most objective weather factor because regardless of if outdoors or indoors it affects all objects in the same way. The majority of previous studies have used the average daily values of atmospheric pressure in a bioclimatic analysis and have found no correlation with blood pressure changes. The main objective of our research was to assess the relationship between atmospheric pressure recorded with a frequency of 1 measurement per minute and the results of 24-h blood pressure monitoring in patients with treated hypertension in different seasons in the moderate climate of the City of Łódź (Poland). Material and Methods The study group consisted of 1662 patients, divided into 2 equal groups (due to a lower and higher average value of atmospheric pressure). Comparisons between blood pressure values in the 2 groups were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results We observed a significant difference in blood pressure recorded during the lower and higher range of atmospheric pressure: on the days of the spring months systolic (p = 0.043) and diastolic (p = 0.005) blood pressure, and at nights of the winter months systolic blood pressure (p = 0.013). Conclusions A significant inverse relationship between atmospheric pressure and blood pressure during the spring days and, only for systolic blood pressure, during winter nights was observed. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(5):783–792

Keywords

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arterial hypertension; atmospheric pressure; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; ABPM; impact of weather on health; weather

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 783-792

Dates

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2016

Contributors

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Marek Kamiński

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Urszula I. Cieślik-Guerra

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Cardiology)

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Rafał Kotas

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Piotr Mazur

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Witold Marańda

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Maciej Piotrowicz

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Bartosz Sakowicz

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Andrzej Napieralski

• Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland (Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)

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Ewa Trzos

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Cardiology)

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Barbara Uznańska-Loch

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Cardiology)

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Tomasz Rechciński

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Cardiology)

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Małgorzata Kurpesa

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Cardiology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00546

Biblioteka Nauki

2168335