Population
5,716 patients referred with elevated office blood pressure over a 22-year period, mean age 53.6 years…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support ambulatory confirmation in referred patients to limit overtreatment; leaves open generalizability of predictors beyond this cohort.
White-coat hypertension is present in 15.4% of patients referred for elevated office blood pressure, particularly among older, female, and non-smoking individuals, highlighting the importance of ambulatory monitoring to prevent inappropriate medication use.
Dolan et al. (2004) studied this question.
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