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The effect of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism on the development of non-dipper blood pressure
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Abstract
Results: Median serum TSH levels were 7.61 and 1.59 mUmL in patient and control groups, respectively. The number of non-dippers according to systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure was significantly higher in the patients with hypothyroidism compared to the control group. In linear regression analysis, TSH had a negative effect on the night/day ratio of the systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressures.
Conclusion: Despite the fact that the effect of hypothyroidism on non-dipper blood pressure pattern is not known, the present study has revealed that elevated TSH levels are likely to increase the risk of non-dipping in normotensive patients with either overt or subclinical hypothyroidism. (Pol J Endocrinol 2012; 63 (2): 97–103)
Abstract
Results: Median serum TSH levels were 7.61 and 1.59 mUmL in patient and control groups, respectively. The number of non-dippers according to systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure was significantly higher in the patients with hypothyroidism compared to the control group. In linear regression analysis, TSH had a negative effect on the night/day ratio of the systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressures.
Conclusion: Despite the fact that the effect of hypothyroidism on non-dipper blood pressure pattern is not known, the present study has revealed that elevated TSH levels are likely to increase the risk of non-dipping in normotensive patients with either overt or subclinical hypothyroidism. (Pol J Endocrinol 2012; 63 (2): 97–103)
Keywords
hypothyroidism; dipping; non-dipper blood pressure; ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; TSH
Title
The effect of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism on the development of non-dipper blood pressure
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Article type
Original paper
Pages
97-103
Published online
2012-04-27
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2012;63(2):97-103.
Keywords
hypothyroidism
dipping
non-dipper blood pressure
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
TSH
Authors
Salih Inal
Mehmet A Karakoç
Erdal Kan
Fatma A Ebinç
Füsun B Törüner
Metin Aslan