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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Diabetic Males: A Method for Detecting Blood Pressure Elevations Undisclosed by Conventional Met hods s.RUBLER,M.D., F.A.C.C.P.,T. ABENAVOLI,M.D., H. A. GREENBLATT, B.A., J. F. DIXON,B.A., c. J. CIESLIK, B.S. Cardiovascular Section of the New York Veterans Administration Medical Center, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Summary: Twenty-one diabetic males, ages 20 to 61 years (mean 48.4fio10.5) and 14 healthy males, 22 to 59 years (mean 42.5f10.4) consented to participate in a study during which 24-h recordings of systolic and diastolic blood pressures, heart rates, and rhythm were obtained. The diabetic subjects were considered normotensive except for two patients, who had been observed to have rare insignificant elevations in blood pressure and were untreated. Diabetic subjects had a higher mean maximal systolic blood pressure (160.7f49.8 mmHg) than the normal controls ( I 32.4f 12.1 mmHg) (p
