Key result
Male sex was positively associated with white-coat hypertension (OR 2.68; 95% CI 1.58-4.54; p<0.001), while BMI was associated with both white-coat and sustained hypertension in adolescents.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of white-coat, masked, and sustained hypertension detected by home blood pressure monitoring in Brazilian adolescents, and what factors are associated with these conditions?
Population
1024 secondary school students (adolescents) from a Brazilian state capital
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports sex-specific BP screening in adolescents; leaves open causal and prognostic implications.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,024)
What is the prevalence of white-coat, masked, and sustained hypertension detected by home blood pressure monitoring in Brazilian adolescents, and what factors are associated with these conditions?
Odds Ratio: 2.68 (95% CI 1.58–4.54)
p-value: p=< 0.001
Home blood pressure monitoring reveals a 7.5% prevalence of white-coat hypertension and 2.2% masked hypertension in Brazilian adolescents, with male sex and higher BMI being significant risk factors.
Jardim et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=1,024). Male sex vs. Female sex was evaluated on White-coat hypertension (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.58-4.54, p=< 0.001). Male sex was positively associated with white-coat hypertension (OR 2.68; 95% CI 1.58-4.54; p<0.001), while BMI was associated with both white-coat and sustained hypertension in adolescents.
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