Why the study?
Does smoking increase ambulatory blood pressure and microalbuminuria in treated and non-treated hypertensive patients?
Population
580 treated and non-treated hypertensive patients. A matched subgroup of 115 smokers and 230 non-smokers…
Comparison
Smoking vs Non-smoking
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support ambulatory BP monitoring in smoking hypertensives; leaves open causality for higher daytime BP and albuminuria.
Does smoking increase ambulatory blood pressure and microalbuminuria in treated and non-treated hypertensive patients?
Smoking is associated with higher daytime ambulatory blood pressure and microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients, suggesting increased cardiovascular risk and potential undertreatment if only clinic BP is monitored.
Sørensen et al. (2004) studied this question.
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