Abstract
Although distinguishing features of masked hypertension in diabetics are well known, the significance of antihypertensive treatment on clinical practice decisions has not been fully explored. We analyzed 9691 subjects from the population-based 11-country International Database on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Relation to Cardiovascular Outcomes. Prevalence of masked hypertension in untreated normotensive participants was higher (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 964–971 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2013 |
Keywords
- ambulatory blood pressure
- conventional blood pressure
- diabetes mellitus
- masked hypertension
- population study