Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in diabetic males: A method for detecting blood pressure elevations undisclosed by conventional methods

摘要: Twenty-one diabetic males, ages 20 to 61 years (mean 48.4 +/- 10.5) and 14 healthy 22 59 42.5 10.4) consented participate in a study during which 24-h recordings of systolic diastolic blood pressures, heart rates, rhythm were obtained. The subjects considered normotensive except for two patients, who had been observed have rare insignificant elevations pressure untreated. Diabetic higher mean maximal (160.7 49.8 mmHg) than the normal controls (132.4 12.1 (p less 0.05). They also frequency (15.1%) readings greater or equal 150 mmHg compared men (0.2%) 0.01). 90 was 22.1% former 9.2% latter group Of 21 (66.7%) pressures mmHg, 100 both. In men, 3 (21.4%) such pressures. Twenty-four hour monitoring ambulatory revealed not detected by routine casual patients with diabetes.