Open AccessExamination of Several Physiological and Psychosocial Factors Potentially Associated With Masked Hypertension Among Low‐Risk Adults
Author(s) -
Viera Anthony J.,
Lin FengChang,
Tuttle Laura A.,
Olsson Emily,
Girdler Susan S.,
Hinderliter Alan L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12761
Subject(s) - medicine , prehypertension , psychosocial , blood pressure , masked hypertension , ambulatory blood pressure , ambulatory , gerontology , demography , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology
The authors examined the association of factors, in addition to prehypertensive office blood pressure ( BP ) level, that might improve detection of masked hypertension ( MH ), defined as nonelevated office BP with elevated out‐of‐office BP average, among individuals at otherwise low risk. This sample of 340 untreated adults 30 years and older with average office BP <140/90 mm Hg all had two sets of paired office BP measurements and 24‐hour ambulatory BP monitoring ( ABPM ) sessions 1 week apart. Other than BP levels, the only factors that were associated (at P <.10) with MH at both sets were male sex (75% vs 66%) and working outside the home (72% vs 59% for the first set and 71% vs 45% for the second set). Adding these variables to BP level in the model did not appreciably improve detection of MH . No demographic, clinical, or psychosocial measures that improved upon prehypertension as a potential predictor of MH in this sample were found.