High trait rumination is associated with blunted nighttime diastolic blood pressure dipping.
Ann Behav Med
; 48(3): 384-91, 2014 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24706074
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Blunted blood pressure (BP) dipping during nighttime sleep has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Psychological traits have been associated with prolonged cardiovascular activation and a lack of cardiovascular recovery. This activation may extend into nighttime sleep and reduce BP dipping.PURPOSE:
This study aims to evaluate the association between trait rumination and nighttime BP dipping.METHODS:
Sixty women scoring either high or low on trait rumination underwent one 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring session. Self-reported wake and sleep times were used to calculate nighttime BP.RESULTS:
High trait rumination was associated with less diastolic blood pressure (DBP) dipping relative to low trait rumination. Awake ambulatory BP, asleep systolic blood pressure (SBP) and DBP, and asleep SBP dipping were not associated with trait rumination.CONCLUSIONS:
In a sample of young women, high trait rumination was associated with less DBP dipping, suggesting that it may be associated with prolonged cardiovascular activation that extends into nighttime sleep, blunting BP dipping.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Sono
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Pressão Sanguínea
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Comportamento Obsessivo
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article