Visit-to-visit office blood pressure variability combined with Framingham risk score to predict all-cause mortality: A post hoc analysis of the systolic blood pressure intervention trial

Abstract

We aim to determine if visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) adds prognostic value for all-cause mortality independently of the Framingham risk score (FRS) in the systolic blood pressure intervention trial (SPRINT). We defined BPV as variability independent of the mean (VIM) and the difference of maximum minus minimum (MMD) of the systolic blood pressure (SBP). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Based on FRS stratification, there were 1035, 2911, and 4050 participants in the low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups, respectively. During the trial, 230 deaths occurred since the 12th month with an average follow-up of 2.5 years. In continuous analysis, 1-SD increase of SBP VIM and MMD were significantly associated with all-cause mortality (HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.05–1.32, p =.005; and HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.09–1.35, p