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.
Keywords: Hypertension, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, lunar phases