Relationships Between Variation Of Nocturnal Dipping Blood Pressure And Chronotypes
A Chronobiology, a science that studies the temporal organization of living beings, establishes molecular mechanisms that explain the rhythmicity observed in organisms. Between the rhythmic variations observed is blood pressure, which shows a morning rise and nocturnal dipping, the latter being important in predicting cardiovascular risk. The individuals can also be chronophenotypically classified according to their daily preferences, in morningness-eveningness. Objectives: To verify the hypothesis of a relationship between the morning chronotype and the nondipper night pressure profile.