Sex differences in masked hypertension: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.

ABSTRACT: Objective:To evaluate the association of sex with masked hypertension, defined by out-of-clinic hypertension based on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) among adults without hypertension based on blood pressure (BP) measured in the clinic, after adjusting for potential confounders.

Methods:We evaluated sex differences in the prevalence of masked hypertension and the difference between awake, or alternatively 24-h, ambulatory BP and clinic BP using multivariable adjusted models among 658 participants who underwent 24-h ABPM and had clinic SBP/DBP less than 140/90 mmHg during the Year 30 Exam of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.

Results:The mean age ± standard deviation (SD) of the participants was 54.8 ± 3.7 years, 58.4%

SUBMITTER: Pugliese DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006727 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature