Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Day-to-day blood pressure variability is associated with lower cognitive performance among the Japanese community-dwelling oldest-old population: the SONIC study

Variables

Values

n

111

Men

53 (47.7)

Antihypertensive medication

71 (64.0)

CCB

51 (71.8)

ARB

39 (54.9)

Diuretics

10 (14.1)

ACE inhibitors

4 (5.6)

Beta blockers

8 (11.3)

Diabetes mellitus

18 (16.2)

History of arrhythmia

10 (9.0)

WHO-5　

22.3 ± 4.8

Gait speed, m/s

0.9 ± 0.2

Education ≤12 years　

76 (68.5)

  1. Data are expressed as the number (%) or mean ± SD
  2. ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin II receptor blockers, CCB calcium channel blockers, WHO-5 WHO 5-item well-being index
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