Inter-arm Systolic Blood Pressure Difference in Physically Active, Adult Subjects.
Daniel NeunhäusererAndrea GasperettiSara OrtolanFrancesca BattistaPietro PettenellaMarco ZaccariaMarco BergaminAndrea ErmolaoPublished in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2018)
The prevalence of ΔPsys ≥ 10 mmHg in this population was only slightly lower than what observed in older, hypertensive or diabetic patients. Cases and Controls did not differ in physical activity level, ankle brachial pressure index and CV risk. However, low test-retest reliability might limit the use of ΔPsys as a reliable marker for CV screening in this population.