An assessment of discriminatory power of office blood pressure measurements in predicting optimal ambulatory blood pressure control in people with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND: ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurements (ABPM) predict health outcomes better than office BP, and are recommended for assessing BP control, particularly in high-risk patients. We assessed the performance of office BP in predicting optimal ambulatory BP control in sub-Saharan Africans...

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Main Authors: Andre Pascal Kengne, Christelle Nong Libend, Anastase Dzudie, Alain Menanga, Mesmin Yefou Dehayem, Samuel Kingue, Eugene Sobngwi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2014-10-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/19/231/pdf/231.pdf