Hebert LA, Agarwal G, Reif M, Hiremath L, Carlton S, Nahman
NS, Falkenhain ME, Ladson-Wofford S
Nocturnal blood pressure in treated hypertensive African
Americans compared to treated hypertensive European Americans
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract)
(Nov) 6:641 1995
This study examined the nocturnal fall in blood pressure in black
vs. white hypertensives. All patients were receiving
antihypertensive drugs. 62 black hypertensives and 72 white
hypertensives, each with a daytime mean MAP of 107 mm Hg were
studied. The nocturnal MAP was 97 in blacks and 90 in whites, a
highly significant difference. The results suggest that blacks
with hypertension do indeed have higher nocturnal blood pressure
levels.
Comment: The problem with this study is
how well the races were matched for risk factors, especially
regarding LVH and renal function, which may have affected the
nocturnal blood pressure in a differential fashion.
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Ambulatory monitoring