@article{JXYM5561,
author = {Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou and Aimée Tiodoung Timnou and Martine Claude Etoa Etoga and Ahmadou Musa Jingi and Jerome Boombhi and Chris Nadège Nganou-Ngnindjo and Ba Hamadou and Liliane Mfeukeu-Kuate and Sylvie Ndongo Amougou and Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba and Odette Kengni Kebiwo and Mesmin Dehayem Yefou and Gloria Ashuntantang and Eugène Sobngwi},
title = {Impact of rest on office blood pressure in patients with hypertension and diabetes at the national obesity centre of Yaounde: a cross-sectional study in Sub-Saharan Africa},
journal = {Journal of Xiangya Medicine},
volume = {5},
number = {0},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Hypertension is the most important cardiovascular risk factor. Enhancing the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurement would be helpful for controlling hypertension. The importance of rest before measuring BP in the office is known, but the magnitude of the change in BP with the duration of rest is not known. We aim to evaluate the magnitude of the fall in BP after a prolonged rest in diabetic and hypertensive patients and identify the associated factors.
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study between January and February 2016 at the National Obesity Centre of Yaoundé. Were included all consenting patients with diabetes and hypertension, of both sexes, aged ≥18 years. Sitting BP was measured after resting for 15 minutes (BP15), 30 minutes (BP30), and 45 minutes (BP45). All the BP were measured by the same investigator using an electronic BP device. BP },
issn = {2519-9390}, url = {https://jxym.amegroups.org/article/view/5561}
}