@misc{10481/75739,
year = {2022},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/75739},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of circadian variation of blood pressure
(BP) in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CPM). A further purpose was to study differences
in circadian variation of BP between genders and the correlation between BP circadian variation and
pain. We performed a cross-sectional, observational study in which seventy-five participants with
CMP participated. Circadian variation in BP was calculated using the diurnal/nocturnal BP ratio,
and all participants used validated self-measurement BP devices. The Numeric Pain Rating Scale was
used to assess pain perception. All circadian BP values from participants who suffered from CPM
followed pathologic cardiovascular parameters (BP ratio < 10%). When comparing BP ratios between
genders, statistically significant differences were found (p = 0.011). BP itself did not correlate with
pain in any subgroup. Circadian variations of BP in those suffering from CMP are shown and new
possibilities of research and treatment are proposed.},
organization = {University Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (University of Granada)},
organization = {University Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI Europe)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Pain},
keywords = {Chronic pain},
keywords = {Chronobiologic indicators},
keywords = {Circadian rhythm disorders},
keywords = {Blood pressure},
keywords = {Musculoskeletal disorders},
title = {Circadian Variation of Blood Pressure in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph19116481},
author = {Navarro Ledesma, Santiago and García Ríos, María Del Carmen and Pruimboom, Leo},
}