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KOREAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 1126-+Publisher
KOREAN ASSOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2021.022
Keywords
Nocturnal; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Masked hyperten-sion; Prehypertension
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- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [11162KFDA162, 12162MFDS103]
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The study found that isolated nocturnal hypertension is not uncommon in the general population and is a major determinant of masked hypertension. It is strongly recommended to use 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement for individuals within the prehypertension range of office blood pressure.
Background/Aims: Ascertaining the prevalence of isolated nocturnal hypertension (INHT) in the general population and identifying the characteristics of patients with INHT may be important to determine patients who should receive 24hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurements. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of INHT in the general population. Methods: Of 1,128 participants (aged 20 to 70 years), we analyzed 823 who had valid 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements and were not on antihypertensive drug treatment. Results: The prevalence of INHT in the study was 22.8%. Individuals with INHT had a higher office, 24-hour, and daytime and nighttime ambulatory systolic and diastolic BPs compared to individuals with sustained day-night normotension. INHT was more prevalent in individuals with masked hypertension (MH) than in those with sustained hypertension (59.8% vs. 15.6%, p < 0.001). Among individuals with INHT, 92.6% had MH. Among individuals with office BP-based prehypertension, 34.5% had both INHT and MH. The prevalence of INHT was highest in individuals with office BP-based prehypertension. INHT was an independent determinant of MH after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, diabetes, low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, 24-hour systolic and diastolic BP, systolic and diastolic BP dipping, and systolic and diastolic BP non-dipping. Conclusions: The present study showed that INHT is not uncommon and is a major determinant of MH. Our findings strongly suggest the use of 24-hour ambulatory BP measurement for individuals within the prehypertension range of office BP owing to the high prevalence of INHT and MH in this population.
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