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Title: Blood pressure and neuropsychiatric symptoms in old age
Issue Date: 2017-04-11
Blood pressure
and neuropsychiatric symptoms in old age
Justine Emilie Frederiek Moonen
Blood pressure and neuropsychiatric symptoms in old age
Justine E.F. Moonen
Thesis, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands, 2017
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Blood pressure
and neuropsychiatric symptoms in old age
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus Prof.mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op dinsdag 11 april 2017
klokke 15.00 uur
door
Justine Emilie Frederiek Moonen geboren te Leiden
in 1983
Promotor
Prof. dr. R.C. van der Mast
Co-promotores
Dr. W. de Ruijter en Dr. A.J.M. de Craen
†Promotiecommissie
Prof. dr. W.P. Achterberg
Dr. M. Muller, Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum (VUmc) Prof. dr. M.L. Stek, Vumc
Prof. dr. W.A. van Gool, Amsterdam Medisch Centrum (AMC)
Financial support by the Dutch Heart Foundation for the publication of this thesis is
gratefully acknowledged
To my father
General introduction | 11
Figure 1. Flow Diagram NESDO study population IDS-SR= Inventory of Depressive Symptoms-Self Report
Presence of depressive disorder (n=378)
Current (last month) depressive disorder (n=303)
Depressive disorder >1 month ago (n=75)
Missing data on blood pressure, Apathy Scale and/or IDS-SR (sub) scale scores (n=33)
Study sample (n=270)
-101
IDS-SR motivation IDS-SR mood IDS-SR somatic
Apathy Scale Beta (95% CI)
Systolic Blood Pressure p= 0.55 p= 0.03 p= 0.17
p= 0.045 1.5-101 Beta (95% CI)
Diastolic Blood Pressure p= 0.71 p= 0.32 p= 0.06
p= 0.03 1.5-101 Beta (95% CI)
Mean Arterial Pressure p= 0.91 p= 0.08 p= 0.07
p= 0.02 1.5
Fig u re 2 . C h an ge in IDS -S R su b sc al e an d Apa th y S ca le s co re fo r i n cr e as e in blo o d press u re m e as u re s. ( n =2 70 ) SBP =s ys to lic b lo o d p re ss u re , DBP =d ias to lic b lo o d p re ss u re , MA P= Me an A rt eri al Pre ss u re , CI=Co n fi d en ce In te rval . IDS -S R = In ve n to ry o f De p re ss ive S ymp to ms -S el f R e p o rt . Un stan d ard iz ed Bet a’ s ( 95% CI) w ere c al cu late d p er 10 mmH g i n cre as e i n b lo o d p re ss u re me as u re s ad ju ste d fo r ag e , g en d e r, ma ri tal s tat u s, e d u cati o n , u se o f a lc o h o l, an ti h yp er te n si ve an d p syc h o tr o p ic me d ic ati o n , MMS E, c h ro n ic p ai n g rad e, n u mb er o f c h ro n ic d is eas e s. A d d iti o n al ly: eac h IDS -S R s u b sc al e w as ad ju st ed fo r t h e o th er t w o s u b sc al e s an d t h e A p ath y s cal e w as ad ju ste d fo r t h e IDS -S R mo o d an d IDS -S R s o mati c s u b sc al e.
-2.0-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.5
S B P D B P M A P
A p a th y S c a le S c o re P f o r in te ra c ti o n < 0 .0 0 1 < 0 .0 0 1 < 0 .0 0 1
B e ta ( 9 5 % C I)
-1.0-0.50.00.51.00 .9 0 0 .4 4 0 .7 6
G D S -1 5 P f o r in te ra c ti o n B e ta ( 9 5 % C I)
n=209 persons with a lower functional ability according to GARS >22 n=220 persons with a higher functional ability according to GARSFig u re 1 . C h an ge in A p ath y S ca le o r G er ia tr ic Dep re ss io n S ca le ( G DS )- 15 s co re pe r 1 0 m mH g i n cr e as e in blo o d press u re m ea su re s, s tr ati fi e d o n le ve l o f fu n cti o n al ab ili ty
Analyses were adjusted for gender, age, education, current smoking, use of alcohol, history of cardiovascular disease, number of chronic diseases, use of psychotropic medication, use of beta blockers and MMSE. SBP= systolic blood pressure, DBP= diastolic blood pressure, MAP= mean arterial pressure, GARS= Groningen Activity Restriction of life Scale, range GARS score: 18-72, median GARS score=22.52 | Chapter 3 Lower blood pressure and apathy | 53
Figure 1. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve for GDS-3A compared to the Apathy
Scale in the DANTE Study and PROMODE Study
Persons assessed for eligibility
Not meeting inclusion criteria Cardiac arrhythmias History of stroke Angina pectoris
Randomized to discontinuation of antihypertensive treatment (110 with baseline MRI)
Received intervention as randomized Did not receive intervention as randomized
1 Randomized to continuation of antihypertensive treatment (105 with baseline MRI) Received intervention as randomized
Ineligible MMSE score >27 MMSE score <21
Not meeting other inclusion criteria Declined to participate Other reasons
Baseline measurements (236 with baseline MRI)
No follow-up measurements died
Withdrew consent Health reasons
Included in intention-to-treat analysis (105 with baseline MRI)
Included in intention-to-treat analysis (100 with baseline MRI)
Not included
Not meeting inclusion criteria Withdrew consent Health reasons MRI chance findings Infarcts Aneurysms
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus Meningioma
Cavernoma
Internal carotid artery occlusion
No follow-up measurements Died
Withdrew consent Health reasons Randomized
(220 with baseline MRI)
.
MMSE indicates Mini-Mental State Examination; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
90 | Chapter 5 Discontinuation of ANtihypertensive Treatment in Elderly people | 91
430 baseline measurements DANTE trial
179 randomised 221 no OH
10 missing data on OH
46 complete discontinuation 21 partial discontinuation 19 no discontinuation 10 restarted or additional 7 no change
2 missing data
199 persons with OH
20 not included
13 not meeting DANTE inclusion criteria 4 withdrew consent
3 for health reasons.
5 no follow-up measure 3 withdrew consent 1 for health reasons 1 missing data on OH at FU 7 no follow-up measurements
4 withdrew consent 3 for health reasons
5 not meeting inclusion criteria
1 .0 1 .5 2 .0 2 .5
R e la ti v e ri s k (9 5 % C I) P
Favors continuationFavors discontinuationIn te n ti o n -t o -t re a t C o m p le te o r p a rt ia l C o m p le te o n ly
Crude
D is c o n ti n u a ti o n C o n ti n u a ti o n
R e c o v e ry fr o m o rt h o s ta ti c h y p o te n s io n
43/86(50%)29/76(38%)no./totalno.(%) 1.31(0.92to1.87)0.13
no./totalno.(%) 37/67(55%)29/76(38%)0.041.45(1.01to2.07)Crude Adjusted*1.37(0.95to1.97)0.09
0 .5
28/46(61%)29/76(38%)0.011.60(1.10to2.31)Crude Adjusted*1.59(1.08to2.33)0.02 Adjusted**1.42(0.98to2.04)0.06 Adjusted**1.72(1.15to2.57)0.01