Why the study?
Does ambulatory blood pressure measurement improve reproducibility compared to ordinary clinic measurements in Type 2 diabetic patients?
Population
29 Type 2 diabetic patients, age 65 years, including 16 treated with antihypertensive medication.
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure measurement over 24 h… vs Ordinary clinic measurements recorded by…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Ambulatory BP was associated with lower measurement variability in type 2 diabetes; leaves open whether this reduces required trial sample sizes.
Does ambulatory blood pressure measurement improve reproducibility compared to ordinary clinic measurements in Type 2 diabetic patients?
Ambulatory blood pressure measurement offers better reproducibility than clinic measurements in Type 2 diabetics, which could allow for a fourfold reduction in patient numbers in clinical trials.
Hansen et al. (1991) studied this question.
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