Why the study?
Does a nondipping ambulatory blood pressure pattern associate with increased carotid intima-media thickness in a middle-aged population?
Population
900 middle-aged individuals (446 men, 454 women), 51% using blood pressure lowering medication.
Comparison
Nondipping blood pressure pattern vs Dipping blood pressure pattern
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Loading...
May signal higher subclinical atherosclerosis risk in nondippers; hypothesis-generating for prospective trials on nocturnal BP control.
Does a nondipping ambulatory blood pressure pattern associate with increased carotid intima-media thickness in a middle-aged population?
A nondipping ambulatory blood pressure pattern is independently associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, an early marker of atherosclerosis, in middle-aged adults.
Vasunta et al. (2011) studied this question.