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- Title
The Effect of the Phases of the Moon on Blood Pressure in Non-Hypertensive Individuals.
- Authors
Ertaş, Gökhan; Sönmez, Osman; Tasal, Abdurrahman; Erdoğan, Ercan; Turfan, Murat; Kul, Şeref; Ekmekçi, Ahmet; Uyarel, Hüseyin; Satılmış, Seçkin; Bozbeyoğlu, Emrah; Göktekin, Ömer; Yıldırım, Aydın
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of lunar phases on blood pressure in non-hypertensive individuals. Methods: A total of 158 non-hypertensive individuals were included in the study: 158 consecutive patients (72 males and 86 females, mean age 33.74±7.1). All patients underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). The average, day, and night systolic and diastolic blood pressures were compared between groups. Results: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed during four phases of the moon in non-hypertensive individuals. (New moon "38 patients," first quarter "41 patients," full moon "42 patients," last quarter "37 patients," p=nonsignificant (NS)). However, there were no significant differences in average systolic and diastolic blood pressures between groups. Conclusion: We could not find any relationship between the phases of the moon and blood pressure.
- Subjects
LUNAR phases; BLOOD pressure; AMBULATORY blood pressure monitoring; HYPERTENSION; CIRCADIAN rhythms
- Publication
Istanbul Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 2, p83
- ISSN
2619-9793
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/imj.2014.09825