Population
609 community-dwelling adults living in Tokyo, Uraus, or Tosa, Japan, who provided ambulatory blood pressure…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Age-related BP classification inconsistency supports caution with single-day ABPM in older adults; leaves open whether repeated monitoring refines risk stratification.
Aging significantly increases day-to-day variability in 24-hour mean blood pressure and day:night ratio, highlighting the need for prolonged ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in older adults.
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