INTRODUCTION. The aim of the study was to compare serum level of selected biochemical parameters - elements of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic patients with "white coat hypertension" and with normal blood pressure.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. The study comprised 85 type 2 diabetic patients without hitherto arterial hypertension diagnosis. In all patients blood pressure with use of mercurial sphygmomanometer and 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) were performed. The patients (n = 28) with diagnosed sustained arterial hypertension (blood pressure values > 135/85 mm Hg) were excluded. "White coat hypertension" was detected in case of mean blood pressure values in ABPM during the day were < 135/85 mm Hg and "office blood pressure" > 140/90 mm Hg. Normal blood pressure was when ABPM values were < 135/85 mm Hg and "office blood pressure" were < 140/90 mm Hg. 57 patients were devided into two groups. The group 1 (n = 23) comprised patients with "white coat hypertension" and group 2 (n = 34) consisted of normotensive patients. In all patients total cholesterol, triglicerydes, LDL-cholesterol, urine acide, fibrynogen, glycated hemoglobin and fasting glycemia were estimated.
RESULTS. The values of studied serum biochemical parameters didn’t differ both studied groups (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS. It were not significant differences in biochemical parameters: total cholesterol, triglicerydes, LDL-cholesterol, urine acide, fibrynogen, glycated hemoglobin and fasting glycemia between type 2 diabetic patients with "white coat hypertension" and with normal blood pressure.