Key result
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring identified white-coat hypertension in 29.95% of individuals with elevated office blood pressure, with no significant difference in diabetes prevalence compared to sustained hypertension.
Why the study?
White-coat hypertension is considered not entirely benign and can progress to hypertension in some cases.
Does white-coat hypertension correlate with different rates of co-morbidities compared to sustained hypertension in individuals with elevated office blood pressure?
Observational (n=197)
No
Does white-coat hypertension correlate with different rates of co-morbidities compared to sustained hypertension in individuals with elevated office blood pressure?
Absolute Event Rate: 25.42% vs 21.73%
p-value: p=0.57
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring reveals that nearly 30% of patients with elevated office blood pressure have white-coat hypertension, sharing a similar comorbidity profile to those with sustained hypertension.
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Should not yet change hypertension classification practices; leaves open differential comorbidity risks versus sustained hypertension.
Durugu et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Elevated office blood pressure (n=197). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs. Sustained hypertension was evaluated on Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in white-coat vs sustained hypertension (p=0.57). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring identified white-coat hypertension in 29.95% of individuals with elevated office blood pressure, with no significant difference in diabetes prevalence compared to sustained hypertension.
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