Evaluating Air Force Personnel with Higher Body Mass Indexes by Monitoring Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: It is possible that a single clinical blood pressure (BP) reading, as currently practiced in the Indian Air Force, may not be able to establish hypertensive status. This study examined whether at higher body mass indexes (BMI), 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) would be a better tool for detecting latent hypertension vis-à-vis clinical BP recording. METHODS: In this study, 230 healthy, male, clinically normotensive (BP
Fields of Study & Subjects
Occupational Health and Performance
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
High Altitude and Hypoxia
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 42–46
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN