Prevalence of sustained arterial hypertension, white coat hypertension and masked hypertension among working women

Aim. The prevalence of sustained arterial hypertension, white coat hypertension (isolated clinical arterial hypertension) and masked hypertension (isolated ambulatory arterial hypertension) among employed women of Kazan was studied. Cardiovascular risk factors in these conditions were evaluated. Methods. The study cohort included 108 patients. The examination was conducted at the jobsite and included questionnaires, blood pressure measurements, anthropometry, fasting glucose level and lipid profile examination. Assessment of blood pressure in everyday conditions was performed by 24-hour monitoring of blood pressure or home blood pressure measurements over 4 days. Results. The prevalence of sustained hypertension in the study cohort was 31.6%, white-coat hypertension - 4.6%, masked hypertension - 13.9%. Among patients with white coat hypertension and masked hypertension most of the patients had two or more cardiovascular risk factors; the distribution of risk factors number in these groups was similar to a group of patients with sustained hypertension. Conclusion. Among the employed women the prevalence of sustained arterial hypertension was high, the prevalence of masked hypertension was quite high, the prevalence of white coat hypertension was lower than expected.

white coat hypertension, masked hypertension, risk factors, epidemiology, females