Table 4 Characteristics of patients with elevated first and normal second office blood pressure values

From: Cardiovascular risk stratification in unselected primary care patients with newly detected arterial hypertension

Parameter

 

n

36

Age (years)

50.8±13.6*

Sex (female/male, n)

52.8% (19)/47.2% (17)

Body mass index (kg m–2)

27.2±4.6

Office blood pressure (mm Hg)

 Visit 1 (SBP/DBP)

155±11*/100±3

 Visit 2 (SBP/DBP)

128±8*/82±6*

Ambulatory blood pressure (mm Hg)

 

 24 h (SBP/DBP)

123±8*/77±6*

 Day (SBP/DBP)

127±8*/81±7*

 Night (SBP/DBP)

117±10*/72±6*

Sustained hypertension

33.3%

  1. Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg); SBP, systolic blood pressure (mm Hg). *P<0.05 vs. patients with elevated first and second office blood pressure values.
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