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Does mild to moderate hypertension alter diurnal autonomic control in young male white-collar workers compared to normotensives?
Does mild to moderate hypertension alter diurnal autonomic control in young male white-collar workers compared to normotensives?
Young male white-collar workers with mild to moderate hypertension exhibit increased sympathetic activity during work and reduced parasympathetic control during sleep compared to normotensives.
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Autonomic shifts in mild hypertension merit caution but should not yet change practice; leaves open causal links and need for prospective studies.
Kobayashi et al. (2001) studied this question.
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