Why the study?
Does resting blood pressure measurement in a non-medical setting compared to a clinic setting alter the estimated white-coat effect in normotensive and hypertensive patients?
Population
Normotensive and hypertensive patients
Comparison
Resting blood pressure measurement in a… vs Resting blood pressure measurement in a clinic…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Clinic resting BP may overestimate true resting values via white-coat effect; leaves open whether non-clinic resting measurements should supplant clinic assessments.
Does resting blood pressure measurement in a non-medical setting compared to a clinic setting alter the estimated white-coat effect in normotensive and hypertensive patients?
The white-coat effect generalizes to the clinic setting, rendering clinic 'resting' blood pressure levels invalid and highlighting the need for out-of-office monitoring.
Gerin et al. (2005) studied this question.
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