Frequency and determinants of XXXX in mild to moderate @entity101 : a primary care-based study. Monitorizaci  n Ambulatoria de la Presi  n Arterial (MAPA)-Area 5 Working Group.

@entity1 @entity19430 @entity101 @entity16 @entity413 @entity414
Most of the previous studies on @entity19430 were performed in @entity101 clinics or academic settings and included relatively small series of @entity1 . Consequently, the prevalence of @entity19430 in primary care settings and the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of this subgroup of @entity1 are not well known. We performed this study to estimate the frequency of @entity19430 in a population of mildly to moderately @entity101 subjects attended in a primary care setting and to examine possible epidemiologic and clinical factors that may identify these @entity1 . @entity1 included in the study underwent clinical interview, measurement of clinic blood pressure (BP) on three visits, determination of serum lipids, @entity413 , @entity414 , and urinary albumin excretion, 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, and M-mode and Doppler echocardiography. @entity1 were classified as white coat @entity101 if their daytime ambulatory BP were < 135/85 mm Hg. We studied 345 @entity1 , 136 (39%) of whom were diagnosed with @entity19430 . The frequency of @entity19430 was inversely proportional to the severity of clinic BP values. The diagnosis of @entity19430 was independently associated with female gender and low educational level. Left ventricular mass index and urinary albumin excretion were lower in the white-coat @entity101 group compared with the group with sustained @entity101 . Our results show that a high proportion of @entity1 with mild to moderate @entity101 attended in a primary care setting have @entity19430 . Some clinical characteristics may be helpful in the identification of this group of subjects. White coat @entity101 show @entity16 than sustained @entity101 @entity1 .
