Blood pressure levels correlate with intra-individual variability using an automated device in early pregnancy

J Hum Hypertens. 2008 Jun;22(6):438-40. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002302. Epub 2007 Nov 29.

Abstract

This study reports on the interdependence of intra-individual blood pressure (BP) variability and the BP level in early pregnancy. The higher the BP, the more exaggerated the drop from the first to the second reading and the higher the intra-individual standard deviation.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Pressure Determination / instrumentation*
  • Blood Pressure*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy / physiology*