Is impaired sleep quality responsible for a nondipping pattern even in normotensive individuals?
In conclusion, the nondipping blood pressure pattern appears to be associated with poor sleep quality not only in hypertensive patients but also in normotensive healthy individuals. When evaluating patients with poor sleep quality, the possibility that they may have a nondipping pattern even if they are normotensive should be kept in mind.
Serum visfatin increased after bariatric surgery in relation to the amount of weight lost and to the changes in waist circumference, and this increase was higher in diabetic patients.