July 21, 2009Journal of Hypertension

Masked hypertension: different blood pressure measurement methodology and risk factors in a working population

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Population

2,370 white-collar workers from three public organizations, mean age 44 years, 61% women.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

XTXavier TrudelThe Quebec Population Health Research Network CBChantal BrissonThe Quebec Population Health Research Network BLBrigitte LarocqueHôpital du Saint-Sacrement

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Implication

Hypothesis-generating for masked hypertension in working men; prospective studies needed before screening implications.

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Population

2,370 white-collar workers from three public organizations, mean age 44 years, 61% women.

Outcome

Prevalence of masked hypertension (defined as manual blood pressure <140/90 mmHg and ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 mmHg) and associations with lifestyle risk factorssurrogate

Masked hypertension affects approximately 15% of a working population and is associated with male sex, increasing age, higher BMI, and alcohol intake.

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Trudel et al. (2009) studied this question.

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Hypertension management

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