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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2024

Cutoffs for white-coat and masked blood pressure effects: an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study.

Christian S Dal Pont, Audes D M Feitosa, Rodrigo Bezerra, Arthur H B Martins, Gustavo M Viana, Siegmar Starke, Guilherme S A Azevedo, Marco A Mota-Gomes, Weimar S Barroso, Roberto D Miranda and 8 more

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Christian S Dal PontDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, SP Paulo, Brazil.
Audes D M FeitosaPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Rodrigo BezerraPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-3176
Arthur H B MartinsDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, SP Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0003-6426-1664
Gustavo M VianaMiocuore Cardiologia, Criciúma, SC, Brazil.
Siegmar StarkeUniversidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1834-0145
Guilherme S A AzevedoClínica ECOMAX, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
Marco A Mota-GomesCESMAC University Center/Heart Hospital of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6652-1533
Weimar S BarrosoHypertension League, Cardiovascular Section, Medicine School, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Roberto D MirandaCardiovascular Section, Geriatrics Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1582-7268
Eduardo C D BarbosaDepartment of Hypertension and Cardiometabolism, São Francisco Hospital-Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4361-936X
Andréa A BrandãoSchool of Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Camila L D M FeitosaPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Thales A T GonçalvesPronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Fernando NobreCardiology Division, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Decio MionClinics Hospital, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1564-121X
Andrei C SpositoDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, SP Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-2052
Wilson NadruzDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, SP Paulo, Brazil. wilnj@fcm.unicamp.br.ORCID 0000-0002-0003-5102

Funding

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) 310869/2021-8
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The values used to define white-coat and masked blood pressure (BP) effects are usually arbitrary. This study aimed at investigating the accuracy of various cutoffs based on the differences (ΔBP) between office BP (OBP) and 24h-ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) to identify white-coat (WCH) and masked (MH) hypertension, which are phenotypes coupled with adverse prognosis. This cross-sectional study included 11,350 [Derivation cohort; 45% men, mean age = 55.1 ± 14.1 years, OBP = 132.1 ± 17.6/83.9 ± 12.5 mmHg, 24 h-ABPM = 121.6 ± 11.4/76.1 ± 9.6 mmHg, 25% using antihypertensive medications (AH)] and 7220 (Validation cohort; 46% men, mean age = 58.6 ± 15.1 years, OBP = 136.8 ± 18.7/87.6 ± 13.0 mmHg, 24 h-ABPM = 125.5 ± 12.6/77.7 ± 10.3 mmHg; 32% using AH) unique individuals who underwent 24 h-ABPM. We compared the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and area under the curve (AUC) of diverse ΔBP cutoffs to detect WCH (ΔsystolicBP/ΔdiastolicBP = 28/17, 20/15, 20/10, 16/11, 15/9, 14/9 mmHg and ΔsystolicBP = 13 and 10 mmHg) and MH (ΔsystolicBP/ΔdiastolicBP = -14/-9, -5/-2, -3/-1, -1/-1, 0/0, 2/2 mmHg and ΔsystolicBP = -5 and -3mmHg). The 20/15 mmHg cutoff showed the best AUC (0.804, 95%CI = 0.794-0.814) to detect WCH, while the 2/2 mmHg cutoff showed the highest AUC (0.741, 95%CI = 0.728-0.754) to detect MH in the Derivation cohort. Both cutoffs also had the best accuracy to detect WCH (0.767, 95%CI = 0.754-0.780) and MH (0.767, 95%CI = 0.750-0.784) in the Validation cohort. In secondary analyses, these cutoffs had the best accuracy to detect individuals with higher and lower office-than-ABPM grades in both cohorts. In conclusion, the 20/15 and 2/2 mmHg ΔBP cutoffs had the best accuracy to detect hypertensive patients with WCH and MH, respectively, and can serve as indicators of marked white-coat and masked BP effects derived from 24 h-ABPM.

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Blood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryMasked HypertensionWhite Coat HypertensionAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of Results

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