HypertensionCross-sectional study
Variations in blood pressure after a 75 g oral glucose load and their implications for detecting hypertension and postprandial hypotension in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study
- Cross-sectional study
- stratified multi-stage random sampling
- nationally representative
Authors' conclusion
Ingestion of a 75 g glucose drink often lowers BP, frequently leading to PPH and influencing the detection of hypertension.
Study context
- Population
- Community-dwelling adults in China, April 2020–January 2021
- Participants
- 4,429 adults
- Outcome
- BP responses to a 75 g glucose drink and implications for detecting hypertension and PPH
- Follow-up
- 1 and 2 h
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- High blood pressure (BP) (≥140/90 mmHg) when fasting
- 38.4%
- SBP decrease at 1 h, mmHg
- 6.2 (95% CI 5.8, 6.6)
- SBP decrease at 2 h, mmHg
- 8.1 (95% CI 7.7, 8.5)
- DBP decrease at 1 h, mmHg
- 4.7 (95% CI 4.4, 4.9)
- DBP decrease at 2 h, mmHg
- 6.1 (95% CI 5.8, 6.4)
- HR increase at 1 h, bpm
- 4.3 (95% CI 4.0, 4.5)
- HR increase at 2 h, bpm
- 2.6 (95% CI 2.4, 2.9)
- High BP at 1 h
- 30.9%
- High BP at 2 h
- 27.0%
- Estimated PPH prevalence (age- and sex-adjusted)
- 19.9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
PPH and combined CVD and stroke
- PPH associated with increased risk of combined CVD and stroke
Original publication
Variations in blood pressure after a 75 g oral glucose load and their implications for detecting hypertension and postprandial hypotension in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 April 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf217
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it