Body Mass Index and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
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Body mass index and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Body Mass Index and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring To the Editor: Kotsis et al evaluated the relationship between body mass index and various ambulatory blood pressure parameters in referred untreated subjects (Hypertension, April 2005 issue).1 They report increased incidence of white-coat hypertension and nondipping pattern among obese subjects. We believe these findings were produced by...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hypertension
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0194-911X,1524-4563
DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000172639.98851.25