Table 3 Means and standard errors for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate during nighttime and daytime ambulatory monitoring of 16 hypertensive and 16 control post-menopausal women

137.0 ± 3.3

127.5 ± 2.6

− 9.5 ± 2.6

147.8 ± 3.0

141.1 ± 3.2

− 6.7 ± 0.2

10.8 ± 2.8

13.6 ± 2.2

− 2.8 ± 3.1

75.1 ± 2.1

70.6 ± 2.0

− 4.5 ± 1.1

82.8 ± 1.8

80.0 ± 1.9

− 2.3 ± 1.5

7.1 ± 2.0

9.4 ± 1.3

− 2.3 ± 1.5

63.3 ± 1.1

65.2 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 1.2

68.9 ± 1.8

69.3 ± 1.4

0.4 ± 1.2

5.5 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 1.1

− 1.4 ± 1.2

129.0 ± 2.8

126.2 ± 2.7

− 2.8 ± 2.2

142.9 ± 2.4

142.4 ± 3.3

− 0.7 ± 1.0

14.5 ± 2.8

17.4 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 2.8

72.0 ± 2.1

71.0 ± 2.0

− 1.0 ± 1.2

81.2 ± 2.1

81.8 ± 2.5

0.6 ± 1.6

10.0 ± 1.9

7.2 ± 1.8

7.2 ± 2.2

65.9 ± 1.3

66.7 ± 1.2

0.8 ± 1.3

72.9 ± 1.3

74.0 ± 1.8

1.0 ± 1.2

7.3 ± 1.6

6.9 ± 1.2

0.4 ± 1.4