Why the study?
Nighttime blood pressure and nondipping patterns are strongly associated with hypertensive end-organ damage, but no previous studies had compared the diagnostic agreement between ambulatory and home monitoring in the general population.
Does home blood pressure monitoring agree with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in detecting nighttime hypertension and nondipping patterns in the general population?
Population
180 persons aged 32-80 years from a population-based sample
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs home blood pressure monitoring
Design
Population-based cross-sectional study
Authors
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Home monitoring agrees well with ambulatory for nighttime hypertension detection but poorly for nondipping; leaves open routine substitution pending validation.
Does home blood pressure monitoring agree with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in detecting nighttime hypertension and nondipping patterns in the general population?
Two-night home blood pressure monitoring offers a feasible and inexpensive alternative to ambulatory monitoring for diagnosing nighttime hypertension, though it is less reliable for detecting nondipping patterns.
Lindroos et al. (2019) studied this question.