Key result
The white coat effect had no influence on left ventricular mass, which increased significantly with daytime systolic blood pressure (P<.001), suggesting white coat hypertension is a benign condition.
Why the study?
Does the white coat effect increase left ventricular mass in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
204 essential hypertensive patients (140 males, 64 females; mean age 50 [SD 11] years).
Comparison
White coat effect. vs Absence of white coat effect.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change practice for white coat hypertension; leaves open prospective outcome studies in essential hypertension.
Cross-Sectional (n=204)
Does the white coat effect increase left ventricular mass in patients with essential hypertension?
p-value: p=< .001
The white coat effect does not influence left ventricular mass in essential hypertensive patients, suggesting it is a benign condition.
Gosse et al. (1993) conducted a cross-sectional in Essential hypertension (n=204). White coat effect vs. Daytime blood pressure was evaluated on Left ventricular mass indexed for height (p=< .001). The white coat effect had no influence on left ventricular mass, which increased significantly with daytime systolic blood pressure (P<.001), suggesting white coat hypertension is a benign condition.