Table 4.
Clinical Differences Between Patients With White‐Coat Hypertension and Masked Hypertension at Frist Assessment, Depending on the Stability of the Same Diagnosis or a Switch to a Diagnosis of Sustained Hypertension
| Parameter | WCH at the First Assessment | MH at First Assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCH at Second Assessment (n=114) | SH at Second Assessment (n=53) | P Value | MH at Second Assessment (n=37) | SH at Second Assessment (n=26) | P Value | |
| Age, y | 58.1±14.4 | 56.9±12.2 | .592 | 47.0±14.2 | 50.9±10.6 | .243 |
| Women, % | 59.6 | 47.2 | .131 | 43.2 | 38.5 | .704 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.2±5.0 | 30.7±8.4 | .155 | 27.6±7.4 | 29.2±7.8 | .436 |
| Smokers, % | 11.4 | 9.4 | .702 | 16.2 | 26.9 | .301 |
| Diabetics, % | 14.0 | 18.9 | .423 | 8.1 | 23.1 | .095 |
| Office SBP, mm Hg | 150.3±11.0 | 149.3±11.7 | .608 | 128.6±8.1 | 131.9±5.6 | .080 |
| Office DBP, mm Hg | 89.2±8.3 | 89.0±9.3 | .874 | 80.1±5.3 | 83.6±4.4 | .007 |
| 24‐Hour SBP, mm Hg | 120.3±6.1 | 120.0±6.6 | .833 | 133.3±12.0 | 132.7±7.9 | .810 |
| 24‐Hour DBP, mm Hg | 71.6±5.8 | 72.9±8.9 | .222 | 81.9±6.1 | 83.6±7.4 | .325 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MH, masked hypertension; SH, sustained hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WCH, white‐coat hypertension.