Predictors of the Home-Clinic Blood Pressure Difference: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients may have lower (white coat hypertension) or higher (masked hypertension) blood pressure (BP) at home compared to the clinic, resulting in misdiagnosis and suboptimal management of hypertension. This study aimed to systematically review the literature and establish the most important predictors of the home-clinic BP difference.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using a MEDLINE search strategy, adapted for use in 6 literature databases. Studies examining factors that predict the home-clinic BP difference were included in the review. Odds ratios (ORs) describing the association between patient characteristics and white coat or masked hypertension were extracted and entered into a random-effects meta-analysis.

Results

The search strategy identi

SUBMITTER: Sheppard JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4829055 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature