Abstract
Aim: The literature presents conflicting data regarding whether the non dipping pattern (NDP) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) compared to those without. In our study, we aimed to investigate the MS effect of the NDP in individuals with hypertension.
 Methods: This prospective study included 117 newly diagnosed hypertensive patients (79 women and 38 men) who were not receiving any anti-hypertensive treatment. MS was evaluated according to the currently used the US National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel-III definition criteria (MS-ATP-III) and a new diagnostic scoring method (MS-Score). NDP defined, nocturnal blood pressure (BP) fell by
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