From: Non-dipper treated hypertensive patients do not have increased cardiac structural alterations
 | Dippers (n= 36) |  | Nondippers (n= 63) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53.8 ± 13.5 |  | 57.8 ± 11.4 | NS |
Gender (M/F) | 24/12 | Â | 23/40 | NS |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.5 ± 3.6 |  | 27.6 ± 4.9 | NS |
Duration of HT (years) | 7.2 ± 5.4 |  | 7.1 ± 5.2 | NS |
Current smokers (%) | 29.9 | Â | 22.1 | NS |
Heart rate (b/min) | 71.5 ± 10.4 |  | 69.2 ± 10.9 | NS |
 |  | Clinic BP |  |  |
SBP (mmHg) | 160.1 ± 22.0 |  | 165.9 ± 23.6 | NS |
DBP (mmHg) | 99.9 ± 11.2 |  | 97.0 ± 11.4 | NS |
 |  | Ambulatory BP |  |  |
24-h SBP (mmHg) | 142.5 ± 14.6 |  | 144.9 ± 18.0 | NS |
24-h DBP (mmHg) | 88.2 ± 10.3 |  | 84.2 ± 12.4 | NS |
Daytime SBP (mmHg) | 149.0 ± 15.2 |  | 146.3 ± 19.4 | NS |
Daytime DBP (mmHg) | 93.6 ± 11.0 |  | 87.6 ± 11.1 | 0.05 |
Nighttime SBP (mmHg) | 126.7 ± 13.4 |  | 140.4 ± 19.4 | 0.001 |
Nighttime DBP (mmHg) | 74.2 ± 9.0 |  | 79.8 ± 10.8 | 0.05 |
Blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.37 ± 0.66 |  | 5.97 ± 2.03 | NS |
T serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.83 ± 1.09 |  | 5.63 ± 0.95 | NS |
Serum creatinine (μmol/l) | 95.01 ± 21.02 |  | 87.76 ± 24.30 | NS |
LVM (g) | 249.5 ± 84.6 |  | 228.7 ± 74.6 | NS |
LVMI (g/m2) | 130.6 ± 37.8 |  | 126.6 ± 33.7 | NS |
LVMI (g/m2.7) | 61.2 ± 17.4 |  | 58.4 ± 17.5 | NS |
RWT | 0.43 ± 0.06 |  | 0.45 ± 0.08 | NS |
SF (%) | 38.4 ± 7.4 |  | 38.2 ± 7.9 | NS |
E/A | 1.0 ± 0.3 |  | 1.1 ± 0.2 | NS |