title: [Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in elderly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Comparison of blood pressure values measured by two methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  94 hypertensive patients (66 women and 28 men in relation to 2.36/1) were assessed classically and also by ABPM. For statistic evaluation we have used t - Student test, chi2 test, Pearson correlation coefficient and variation coefficient (cv%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  It shows significant differences between mean values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure obtained by the 2 methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ABPM measured values are more accurate compared to clinic, bringing also information on pattern hypertensive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul de Boli Cronice Moineşti, Universităţii de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palade
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iliescu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cotârleţ
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Pandele
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013599:Systole