학술논문
Differences between office and ambulatory blood pressures in children and adolescents attending a hospital hypertension clinic
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Article
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Journal of Hypertension; November 2013, Vol. 31 Issue: 11 p2165-2175, 11p
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02636352; 14735598
Abstract
Information on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in children is scarce. While in adults office BP (OBP) is higher than ABP and the difference increases as OBP increases, information in children suggests that at this young age ABP is no lower and often higher than OBP. This study was aimed at describing OBP–ABP differences in a cohort of children of different ages and BPs, and investigating whether OBP–ABP differences are dependent on age or OBP level.