Evaluating Air Force Personnel with Higher Body Mass Indexes by Monitoring Ambulatory Blood Pressure.

Key Result

24-h ABPM was recommended as a useful tool for hypertension screening in obese Air Force personnel.

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for hypertension screening in obese Air Force personnel.
• Conducted hypertension screening using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).
• Focused on Air Force personnel with higher body mass indexes (BMIs).
• Recommended ABPM as part of medical evaluation for hypertension.
• ABPM proved useful for identifying hypertension among obese personnel.
• Results support ABPM as a standard assessment tool for overweight individuals.