Nocturnal hypertension in primary care patients with high office blood pressure: A regional study of the MAPAGE project.

ABSTRACT: Nocturnal hypertension (NH) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. We aimed to describe the frequency of NH among primary care hypertensive patients and to analyze NH determinants. This observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study enrolled the patients of 23 general practitioners in Burgundy region, France. We included the first patient of the day with office blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mm Hg, whatever the reason for consultation. All included patients had 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Nocturnal hypertension was considered nighttime mean blood pressure ≥ 120/70 mm Hg, as per current guidelines. Medical, sociodemographic, and deprivation data were collected. Nocturnal hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients were compared. The determinants of NH were identif

SUBMITTER: Zabawa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030096 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature