Ambulatory Blood Pressure Profiles and Correlation with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Sample of 390 University Employees in Tanzania.

Compared to office BP, ABPM measurements had stronger correlations with cardiovascular risk factors in this population, and therefore likely to reflect true BP. ABPM has revealed high proportion of masked, white coat and nocturnal non-dipping, supporting use of ABPM to detect these clinically important BP profiles.