Key result
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring had a stronger predictive power for cardiovascular mortality than screening blood pressure measurements in a general population.
Why the study?
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict mortality better than screening blood pressure measurements in a general population?
Population
1542 subjects from a general population, aged >= 40 years (565 men and 977 women)
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24 h) vs Screening blood pressure measurements
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 8.1 years (mean 5.1 years)
Authors
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May inform risk stratification but should not yet change screening practices; hypothesis-generating pilot data requiring larger validation.
Cohort (n=1,542)
Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predict mortality better than screening blood pressure measurements in a general population?
Ohkubo et al. (1997) conducted a cohort in General population (n=1,542). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs. Screening blood pressure measurements was evaluated on Mortality (cardiovascular and all-cause). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring had a stronger predictive power for cardiovascular mortality than screening blood pressure measurements in a general population.
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