title: [Seasonal blood pressure changes in mild hypertension].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our goal was to evaluate seasonal blood pressure (BP) changes in patients with mild hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-three hypertensive subjects underwent two clinical examinations in different seasons (summer and winter), separated by a 6 month-interval.Each examination included a 24 h ambulatory BP monitoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ambulatory diurnal BP was higher in winter that it was in summer(p < 0.01). Seasonal changes were inversely correlated to the body mass index (r = -0.44; p < 0.05, for systolic BP).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ambulatory diurnal BP is subjected to seasonal influences. Seasonal variations of BP habe implications for the clinical management of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación del Area 5 de Madrid. Hospital La Paz y Atención Primaria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miquel
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vendrell
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nevado
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Puig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons
vernacular_title: Cambios estacionales de la presión arterial en la hipertensión leve.