Table 3. Descriptive Statistics for Nocturnal Dip and Its Comparison Within Group as Well as Comparison of Its Change From Baseline to Day 56 Between Two Groups.
| Nocturnal dip (%) | Group |
P valueb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telmisartan (n = 17) |
Cilnidipine (n = 19) |
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| Baseline | Day 56 | Change: baseline to day 56 | P valuea | Baseline | Day 56 | Change: baseline to day 56 | P valuea | ||
| Systolic BP | 4.93 (8.65); 0.48, 9.37 | 7.07 (4.45); 4.78, 9.36 | 2.14 (10.34); -3.17, 7.46 | 0.405 | 6.45 (6.4); 3.36, 9.53 | 7.69 (4.25); 5.64, 9.74 | 1.25 (8.00); -2.61, 5.11 | 0.505 | 0.771 |
| Diastolic BP | 9.05 (8.23); 4.82, 13.28 | 10.04 (5.38); 7.27, 12.81 | 0.99 (10.88); -4.60, 6.58 | 0.712 | 10.17 (7.42); 6.59, 13.74 | 10.21 (5.5); 7.56, 12.86 | 0.04 (10.01); -4.79, 4.87 | 0.986 | 0.787 |
Data are mean (SD); and 95% CI for mean. aObtained using paired t-test. bObtained using t-test for independent samples. Change in nocturnal dip is calculated as day 56 - baseline. CI: confidence interval; BP: blood pressure; SD: standard deviation