[Is blood pressure control different in women than in men?].
Blood pressure (BP) evolves with age; until the 50's it is higher in men than in women, equaling and even then increasing in women. The prevalence of controlled BP appears to be similar between the sexes, but the prevalence of cardiovascular disease is higher in women than in men. The possibility that BP influences the cardiovascular risk differently according to sex must therefore be considered. While some studies suggest no difference exists, others have shown evidence of an increased risk in women with respect to men despite equal BP. In this way, it seems that the measurement of ambulatory BP, but not office BP, would mark the differences in the association between BP-gender and cardiovascular risk. It should therefore be investigated the possibility of a different BP goal for women and men, especially by evaluating ambulatory BP.
Unidad de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitari del Mar; IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, España. Electronic address: aoliveras@hospitaldelmar.cat.
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Unidad de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitari del Mar; IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, España.
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Unidad de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitari del Mar; IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques), Barcelona, España.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
Ambulatory blood pressure; Blood pressure control; Control de presión arterial; Diferencias de sexo; Hipertensión; Hypertension; Mujeres; Presión arterial ambulatoria; Sex differences; Women