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Parameters
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Normal BP (N = 20)
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WCH (N = 19)
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Borderline HTN (N = 30)
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Post-hoc analysis
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Mean ± SD
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Mean ± SD
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Mean ± SD
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p value
|
|
Clinic SBP (mm Hg)
|
125 ± 18
|
161 ± 16
|
155 ± 16
|
NS
|
|
ABPM (day-time) SBP (mm Hg)
|
121 ± 13
|
131 ± 8
|
139 ± 6
|
< 0.05
|
|
ABPM (night-time) SBP (mm Hg)
|
111 ± 12
|
118 ± 11
|
121 ± 9
|
NS
|
|
Clinic DBP (mm Hg)
|
71 ± 8
|
93 ± 10
|
93 ± 11
|
NS
|
|
ABPM (day-time) DBP (mm Hg)
|
75 ± 7
|
82 ± 6
|
90 ± 6
|
< 0.05
|
|
ABPM (night-time) DBP (mm Hg)
|
65 ± 8
|
69 ± 10
|
77 ± 7
|
NS
|
|
Pulse
|
71 ± 9
|
86 ± 15
|
80 ± 19
|
< 0.05
|
- BP: blood pressure, WCH: white coat hypertension, HTN: hypertension, SD; standard deviation.
