Abstract
Objective: To determine whether there is an association between hypotension and incident cases of idiopathic chronic fatigue. Design: A prospective study. Setting: Johns Hopkins Precursors Study. Participants: Medical students (n = 876) in graduating classes from 1948 to 1964. Main outcome measure: 'Easy fatigability' reported by participants at 5- or 10-year follow-up after graduation. Results: The unadjusted risk in women was 5.0 (95% exact confidence interval = 1.4 to 17.4) and in men was 1.7 (95% exact confidence interval = 0.8, to 3.5). Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest that hypotension may be a risk factor for the development of idiopathic chronic fatigue in women.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 691-695 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of hypertension |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2004 |
Keywords
- Chronic fatigue
- Hypotension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine