Using predicted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk for discrimination of awake or nocturnal hypertension

Swati Sakhuja, John N. Booth, David E. Anstey, Byron C. Jaeger, Cora E. Lewis, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Joseph E. Schwartz, Daichi Shimbo, James M. Shikany, Mario Sims, Paul Muntner*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Several atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors are associated with awake and nocturnal hypertension. METHODS We assessed the association between a composite ASCVD risk score and awake or nocturnal hypertension using data from participants aged 40–79 years who completed ambulatory blood pressure monitoring at the Year 30 Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study exam in 2015–2016 (n = 716) and the baseline Jackson Heart Study exam in 2000–2004 (n = 770). Ten-year predicted ASCVD risk was calculated using the Pooled Cohort risk equations. Awake hypertension was defined as mean awake systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥135 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥85 mm Hg and nocturnal hypertension was defined as mean asleep SBP ≥120 mm Hg or DBP ≥70 mm Hg. RESULTS Among participants with a 10-year predicted ASCVD risk <5%, 5% to <7.5%, 7.5% to <10%, and ≥10%, the prevalence of awake or nocturnal hypertension as a composite outcome was 29.5%, 47.8%, 62.2%, and 69.7%, respectively. After multivariable adjustment, higher ASCVD risk was associated with higher prevalence ratios for awake or nocturnal hypertension among participants with clinic-measured SBP/DBP <130/85 mm Hg but not ≥130/85 mm Hg. The C-statistic for discriminating between participants with vs. without awake or nocturnal hypertension was 0.012 (95% confidence interval 0.003, 0.016) higher when comparing a model with ASCVD risk and clinic-measured blood pressure (BP) together vs. clinic-measured BP without ASCVD risk. CONCLUSIONS Using 10-year predicted ASCVD risk in conjunction with clinic BP improves discrimination between individuals with and without awake or nocturnal hypertension.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1011-1020
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Journal of Hypertension
Volume33
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2020

Funding

The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA) is conducted and supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (HHSN268201800005I and HHSN268201800007I), Northwestern University (HHSN268201800003I), University of Minnesota (HHSN268201800006I), and Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (HHSN268201800004I). The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is supported and conducted in collaboration with Jackson State University (HHSN268201800013I), Tougaloo College (HHSN268201800014I), the Mississippi State Department of Health (HHSN268201800015I), and the UniversityofMississippiMedicalCenter(HHSN268201800010I, HHSN268201800011I, and HHSN268201800012I) contracts fromtheNationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute(NHLBI)and the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). DS received support through K24-HL125704 and R01 HL137818 from NHLBI at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PM and DS received support through R01HL117323 from the NHLBI and PM, DS, and JES received support through 15SFRN2390002 from the American Heart Association. Grant 15SFRN2390002 from the American Heart Association provided funding for the conduct of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the CARDIA study.

Keywords

  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk
  • Awake hypertension
  • Blood pressure
  • Hypertension
  • Nocturnal hypertension
  • Pooled Cohort risk equations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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