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Table 3 Ambulatory blood pressure measurements

From: Once versus twice daily antihypertensive medications for the control of nocturnal blood pressure: a comparative study

Variable

Total (n=199), mean ± SD

Group 1 (n=135), mean ± SD

Group 2 (n=64), mean ± SD

p value

Daytime SBP, mmHg

126.9 ± 12.2

125.4 ± 11.6

130.1 ± 12.9

0.011

Daytime DBP, mmHg

75.5 ± 9.4

75.3 ± 9.3

75.9 ± 9.6

0.662

Nighttime SBP, mmHg

119.0 ± 13.2

117.0 ± 12.4

123.1 ± 13.9

0.002

Nighttime DBP, mmHg

69.0 ± 10.3

68.4 ± 10.0

70.2 ± 10.9

0.261

24H SBP, mmHg

124.3 ± 11.3

122.7 ± 10.6

127.5 ± 12.0

0.005

24H DBP, mmHg

73.6 ± 8.7

73.4 ± 8.7

74.0 ± 8.8

0.646

Ambulatory HR

74.9 ± 9.8

75.0 ± 9.8

74.7 ± 10.0

0.833

Dipping ratio

0.94 ± 0.79

0.93 ± 0.08

0.95 ± 0.07

0.198

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

p value

Non-dippers

138 (69.3)

93 (68.9)

45 (70.3)

0.839

MUCH

    

 Daytime definition

54 (27.1)

30 (22.2)

24 (37.5)

0.024

 Nighttime definition

114 (57.3)

70 (51.9)

44 (68.8)

0.024

 24H definition

66 (33.2)

38 (28.1)

28 (43.8)

0.029