TABLE 1.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) data at baseline and at the end of the study.
| ABPM variables | Baseline | 90 days | P-value |
| 24 h results | |||
| SBP (mmHg) | 134.7 ± 11.9 | 133.8 ± 13.4 | 0.577 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.3 ± 6.6 | 78.0 ± 8.7 | 0.684 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 96.8 ± 7.8 | 96.3 ± 9.6 | 0.625 |
| HR (bpm) | 77.7 ± 10.4 | 78.3 ± 8.2 | 0.639 |
| HRV (bpm) | 10.9 (9.1–12.3) | 12.2[(10.5–13.1) | 0.011 |
| PP (mmHg) | 56.4 ± 8.2 | 55.8 ± 8.8 | 0.566 |
| Day-time results | |||
| SBP (mmHg) | 139.6 ± 13.0 | 136.8 ± 12.7 | 0.245 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.1 ± 7.1 | 80.6 ± 8.2 | 0.320 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 100.9 ± 8.5 | 99.0 ± 9.1 | 0.261 |
| HR (bpm) | 81.8 ± 7.7 | 81.5 ± 8.4 | 0.980 |
| HRV (bpm) | 10.3 (8.7–12.5) | 11.8 (10.6–13.1) | 0.006 |
| PP (mmHg) | 57.6 ± 9.0 | 56.2 ± 8.6 | 0.299 |
| Nigh-time results | |||
| SBP (mmHg) | 124.7 ± 15.0 | 126.0 ± 17.0 | 0.901 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 70.2 ± 8.1 | 70.9 ± 10.7 | 0.974 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 88.1 ± 9.8 | 88.9 ± 12.1 | 0.948 |
| HR (bpm) | 71.9 ± 9.9 | 69.2 ± 9.5 | 0.023 |
| HRV (bpm) | 5 (3.7–6.9) | 5 (4.3–6.2) | 0.395 |
| PP (mmHg) | 54.5 ± 10.1 | 55.1 ± 10.6 | 0.919 |
| Nocturnal BP profile | |||
| Reverse dipping | 4.5% | 0% | 0.635 |
| Reduced dipping | 54.6% | 47.8% | |
| Normal dipping | 40.9% | 47.8% | |
| Extreme dipping | 0% | 4.4% | |
| AASI | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.16 | 0.572 |
Paired samples t-test and Wilcoxon test significant results (p < 0.05) reported in bold. AASI, ambulatory arterial stiffness index; BP, blood pressure; bpm, beats per minute; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; HRV, heart rate variability; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PP, pulse pressure; SBS, systolic blood pressure.