Background The usage of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in clinical practice and observational epidemiological studies has grown considerably in the past 25 years. Methods The linear mixed model for the analysis of longitudinal data is particularly well-suited for the estimation of inference about and interpretation of both population (mean) and subject-specific trajectories for… Continue reading Background The usage of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in