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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Variability in Relation to Chronic Low Back Pain Among Patients with Hypertension.

Maciej Skrzypek, Michał Słaboszewski, Rafał Kolec, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Piotr Wróbel, Maciej Polak, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Marek W Rajzer

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Maciej SkrzypekDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland.
Michał SłaboszewskiStudents Scientific Group, First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Kraków, Poland.
Rafał KolecStudents Scientific Group, First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Kraków, Poland.
Wiktoria WojciechowskaFirst Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.
Agnieszka OlszaneckaFirst Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.
Piotr WróbelDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland.
Maciej PolakDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Studies, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1290-8692
Katarzyna Stolarz-SkrzypekFirst Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7057-7302
Marek W RajzerFirst Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.

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Jagiellonian University N41/DBS/000686
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Abstract

introductionChronic pain which tends to be localised particularly in the lower back and lower extremities is one of the risk factors for elevated blood pressure (BP). In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated whether chronic low back pain (cLBP) is associated with BP variability, which may be related to increased mortality and morbidity.

methodsWe included 85 consecutive hypertensive patients with a median age of 62 years (IQR, 55-67) with cLBP, for which intensity was assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed to evaluate the values and variability of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) over 24 h, day- and nighttime BP variability assessed as BP standard deviation (SD).

resultsIn the whole study population, the median ODI questionnaire score was 16 (IQR, 11-20). Patients with an equal/higher than median ODI score had lower nighttime DBP compared with other patients (

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first study to show that more intense cLBP is associated with BP variability among patients with hypertension.

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ambulatory blood pressureblood pressure variabilitychronic low back painhypertensionOswestry Disability Index

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