Prevalence of white coat hypertension and its effect on left ventricular hypertrophy / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
;
(6)2003.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-572793
ABSTRACT
Objectives To investigate the frequency of white coat hypertension (WCH) in all patients with hypertension (HT) and its effect on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).Methods A total of 224 patients (with an average age of 51 years, 155 males) with seated diastolic blood pressure of (95~114) mm Hg in clinic were recruited into this study. Their blood pressure was monitored dynamically for 24 h with non-invasive ambulatory method at the same day, and M-mode bi-dimensional echocardiography, electrocardiograph, determinations of serum levels of lipid and glucose were also performed for them. ResultsOverall, 10.3% of HT patients were classified as WHT, with the highest in the grade 1 HT patients (19.4%), 10.1% in the grade 2 HT and 1.6% in the grade 3 HT ( P
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Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Year:
2003
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