Masked Hypertension Determined by Self-Measured Blood Pressure at Home and Chronic Kidney Disease in the Japanese General Population: The Ohasama Study

Both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and masked hypertension (MHT) are known to be linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but their relationship has remained unclear. The present study aimed to evaluate the CKD incidence in individuals with MHT in the general Japanese population. We recorded self-measured blood pressure at home (HBP) and casual blood pressure (CBP) in 1,365 individuals (mean 63.0 years old; males, 32.5%;...