Table 1.
General characteristics of untreated outpatients with masked hypertension stratified according to their dipping profile
| Parameters | Overall | Dippers | Nondippers | Reverse dippers | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatients (%) | 153 (100.0) | 65 (42.5) | 67 (43.8) | 21 (13.7) | – |
| Female (%) | 63 (41.2) | 28 (43.1) | 27 (40.3) | 8 (38.1) | 0.905 |
| Age (y) | 54.7 ± 14.5 | 50.8 ± 12.1*° | 55.2 ± 15.0* | 65.3 ± 14.6 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 167.7 ± 18.7 | 77.6 ± 20.0 | 83.5 ± 26.0 | 74.4 ± 12.3 | 0.182 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.8 ± 22.3 | 167.3 ± 16.0 | 168.2 ± 22.7 | 167.1 ± 10.3 | 0.949 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 4.4 | 26.5 ± 4.6 | 26.1 ± 4.2 | 26.7 ± 4.7 | 0.820 |
| Age >65 y (%) | 44 (28.8) | 9 (13.8) | 20 (29.9) | 15 (71.4) | <0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | 84 (54.9) | 35 (53.4) | 37 (55.2) | 12 (57.1) | 0.671 |
| Obesity (%) | 27 (17.6) | 13 (20.0) | 9 (13.4) | 5 (23.8) | 0.446 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 11 (7.2) | 4 (6.2) | 4 (6.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0.399 |
| Diabetes (%) | 11 (7.2) | 2 (3.1) | 6 (9.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0.170 |
BMI, body mass index; MHT, masked hypertension.
* P < 0.05 vs reverse dippers; °P < 0.05 vs non dippers.