Prevalence and predictors of white-coat hypertension in a large database of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
The objective of this study was to determine both the prevalence of white-coat effect and white-coat hypertension (WCH) and which selected clinical variables were predictors of WCH. A total of 2462 patients underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring either in borderline hypertension (group 1) or for assessment of antihypertensive treatment (group 2) or for hypotension (group 3). In the overall population 33.0% of patients showed WCH, 32.8% in group 1 and 37.0% in group 2. In multivariate analysis, sex and grade of hypertension were independent predictors of WCH in groups 1 and 2.
Abir-Khalil
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Moroccan League for the Control of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Avicenne Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. sadabir@hotmail.com
Zaîmi
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Tazi
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Bendahmane
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Bensaoud
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Benomar
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D015982:Bias; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009819:Office Visits; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution