Pulse pressure is more susceptible to the white coat effect than is systolic blood presureObservations from real-life ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

688 consecutive subjects referred for 24 h ambulatory BP monitoring, mean age 60 +/- 16 years, 58% female. Subgroups included 23% controlled hypertension, 45% uncontrolled hypertension, 8% normotension, and 4% isolated office hypertension.

Percent clinic-awake differences in systolic BP (SBP) and pulse pressure (white coat effects)surrogate