In:
Journal of Investigative Medicine, SAGE Publications, Vol. 60, No. 4 ( 2012-04), p. 676-679
Abstract:
Subjects with nondipper hypertension carry a higher risk of cardiovascular events than their normotensive counterparts. The present study was designed to investigate cystatin C levels in patients with dipper and nondipper hypertension. Methods Eighty-eight consecutive patients who had been treated with antihypertensive drugs for at least 6 months were included in the study. Dipping and nondipping patterns were detected with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Clinical, laboratory, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data of patient groups with nondipper and dipper hypertension were compared. Results Patients in the nondipper group were older than those in the dipper group. Serum cystatin C level was higher in the patients in the nondipper group. Cystatin C was negatively correlated with the rate of systolic blood pressure fall at night ( r = −0.41; P 〈 0.001). Linear regression analyses revealed that only cystatin C level was a significant correlate of nocturnal systolic blood pressure decrease. Logistic regression analyses also showed that cystatin C was an independent predictor of nondipping pattern (odds ratio, 3.586; 95% confidence interval, 1.432–8.98; P = 0.006]). Conclusion The present study showed that cystatin C is higher in patients with nondipper hypertension patients.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1081-5589
,
1708-8267
DOI:
10.2310/JIM.0b013e31824a4e64
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2012
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