Correction to: Hypertension Research (2013) 36, 117–122; doi:10.1038/hr.2012.128; published online 6 September 2012

The authors of the above article noticed an error in publication of this paper (online publication 6 September 2012). HBP values in its abstract section were wrong. Article with corrected values now appears in this issue. The online html and pdf versions have also been rectified.