title: 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure values corresponding to office blood pressure value of 130/80 mm Hg.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) values for patients who have office BP of 130/80 mm Hg have not been clearly reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The determination of ABPM values in treated hypertensive subjects corresponding to a mean office BP of 130/80 mm Hg.
  
  
  METHODS
  BP measurement in subjects 40-70 years old, by ABPM and mercury sphygmomanometer. The inclusion criteria were: mean office BP systolic (SBP) 128-132 mm Hg and diastolic (DBP) 78-82 mm Hg. Seventy six subjects met all study inclusion criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean office BP: SBP 129.5 ± 1.1 mm Hg, DBP 79.9 ± 1.3 mm Hg. Mean 24 hour BP: SBP 121.9 ± 2.0 mm Hg, DBP 73.1 ± 1.9 mm Hg. Mean awake BP: SBP 124.9 ± 2.4 mm Hg, DBP 75.5 ± 2.2 mm Hg. Mean asleep BP: SBP 109.1 ± 3.9 mm Hg, DBP 63.3 ± 4.0 mm Hg.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The target values of ABPM identified in this study can be used in clinical practice and will contribute to risk stratification and treatment of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: 12nd Internal Department, University Hospital St. Anna and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. ivan.rihacek@fnusa.cz
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rihacek
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frana
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plachy
authors.forename: Bohuslav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kianicka
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soucek
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013997:Time Factors