Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Diabetes Patients at Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindhradhiraj University
Journal Title: Vajira Medical Journal: Journal of Urban Medicine - Year 2021, Vol 65, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: To compare clinical blood pressure with home blood pressure monitoring and prevalence of white coat hypertension in diabetes patients at Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindhradhiraj University Methods: The cross-sectional study in diabetes patients at Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindhradhiraj University. Baseline characteristics were collected and report by mean, median, standard deviation and interquartile range. Compared clinical blood pressure with home blood pressure monitoring in diabetes patient. The Prevalence of white coat hypertension were reported by percentage. Results: There was significantly different from systolic and diastolic clinical blood pressure with home blood pressure monitoring (p < 0.001). Prevalence of white coat hypertension in diabetes was 33.4% Conclusion: The study showed that clinical blood pressure significantly differences from home blood pressure monitoring. Prevalence of white coat hypertension in diabetes was 33.4%
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Katiman Sonthikaew, Swangjit Suraamornkul
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- EP ID EP723302
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.14456/vmj.2021.4
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