If you're treated for high blood pressure, the condition may be tougher to control during the winter months, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The five-year study focused on the health records of more than 440,000 U.S. military veterans from 15 V.A.hospitals across the country.  Researchers found veterans treated in the winter were less likely to see their blood pressure return to normal levels compared to those treated in the summer.

"The bottom line is that regardless of whether you're in Anchorage, Alaska or San Juan, Puerto Rico, there is a difference in high blood pressure returning to normal in the winter compared to the summer," said Dr. Ross D. Fletcher, lead researcher and chief of staff at the V.A. Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in a news release.

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