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SUBMITTER: Seif F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4096765 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seif Fadi F Patel Sanjay R SR Walia Harneet K HK Rueschman Michael M Bhatt Deepak L DL Blumenthal Roger S RS Quan Stuart F SF Gottlieb Daniel J DJ Lewis Eldrin F EF Patil Susheel P SP Punjabi Naresh M NM Babineau Denise C DC Redline Susan S Mehra Reena R
Journal of hypertension 20140201 2
<h4>Rationale</h4>We hypothesized increasing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity would be associated with nondipping blood pressure (BP) in increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data from 298 cardiology patients recruited for a multicenter randomized controlled trial were examined. Dipping was defined as a sleep-related BP or heart rate (HR) reduction of at least 10%. Logistic regression models were fit, adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, CVD risk factors, CVD, ...[more]