• J. Intern. Med. · Sep 2013

    Low blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment are independently associated with physical and mental health status in patients with arterial disease: the SMART study.

    • M Muller, H M Jochemsen, F L J Visseren, A M Grool, L J Launer, Y van der Graaf, M I Geerlings, and SMART-study group.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • J. Intern. Med. 2013 Sep 1; 274 (3): 241251241-51.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the independent effects of antihypertensive treatment and blood pressure (BP) levels on physical and mental health status in patients with arterial disease.Design And SettingCross-sectional analyses were conducted within the single-centre Secondary Manifestations of ARTerial disease (SMART) study, in a hospital care setting.SubjectsA total of 5877 patients (mean age 57 years) with symptomatic and asymptomatic arterial disease underwent standardized vascular screening.Main Outcome MeasureThe primary outcome was self-rated physical and mental health assessed using the 36-item short-form health survey.ResultsIn the total population, antihypertensive drug use and increased intensity of antihypertensive treatment were associated with poorer health status independent of important confounders including BP levels; adjusted mean differences [95% confidence interval (CI)] in physical and mental health between n = 0 and n ≥ 3 antihypertensives were -1.2 (-2.1; -0.3) and -3.5 (-4.4; -2.6), respectively. Furthermore, both lower systolic and lower diastolic BP levels were related to poorer physical and mental health status independent of antihypertensive treatment. Mean differences (95% CI) in physical and mental health status per SD decrease in systolic BP were -0.56 (-0.84; -0.27) and -0.32 (-0.61; -0.03) and per SD decrease in diastolic BP were -0.50 (-0.78; -0.23) and -0.08 (-0.36; 0.20), respectively. The association between low BP and poor health status was particularly present in patients with coronary artery disease.ConclusionsIn a population of patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic arterial disease, antihypertensive treatment and lower BP levels are independently associated with poorer self-rated physical and mental health. These findings suggest that different underlying mechanisms may explain these independent associations.© 2013 The Association for the Publication of the Journal of Internal Medicine.

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