Why the study?
Do subjects with white coat hypertension and borderline hypertension have worse cognitive and autonomic dysfunction compared to normal controls?
Population
69 subjects comprising comparable number of normal controls, white coat hypertension, and borderline…
Comparison
White coat hypertension and borderline… vs Subjects with normal blood pressure (controls)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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WCHT and BLH warrant clinical caution without practice change; leaves open causal links to cognition and autonomic function.
Do subjects with white coat hypertension and borderline hypertension have worse cognitive and autonomic dysfunction compared to normal controls?
White coat and borderline hypertension are associated with lower cognitive performance, higher anxiety, and altered autonomic function compared to normotensive controls, suggesting they may not be benign conditions.
Shehab et al. (2011) studied this question.
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