Table 2.

Selected biological characteristics across stages of transition (N=65)

Characteristic Mean (SD)	Total Sample	<.5yrs on T N=14	>.5–3yrs on T N=26	>3yrs on T N=25
Peak T levels pg/ml	367.5 (184.4) n=42	320.3 (125.1) n=8	437.5 (197.2) n=17	319.7 (180.7) n=17
Peak T levels (log)	2.51 (.22)	2.48 (.15)	2.60 (.21)	2.44 (.24)
CRP levels	1.50 (2.75) n=59	1.01 (1.3)	1.61 (3.05) N=22	1.68 (3.12)
CRP levels (log) ELISA units	−.23 (.55) n=59	−.29 (.50)	−.20 (.56) n=22	−.21 (.58)
amSBP awake	130 (11) n=63	128 (9) n=14	129 (10) n=25	131(13) n=24
amDBP awake	78 (8) n=63	78 (6) n=14	78 (8) n=25	7 (10) n=24
amSBP asleep	108 (10) n=44	109 (7) n=10	108 (8) n=17	107(12) n=17
amDBP asleep	59 (7) n=44	60 (7) n=10	59 (6) n=17	59 (8) n=17
% dip wake to sleep amSBP	−16.16 (5.69) n=44	−14.80 (5.56) n=10	−16.35 (5.59) n=17	−16.76 (6.04) n=17
% dip wake to sleep amDBP	−23.14 (6.23) n=44	−20.30 (4.6) n=10	−23.82 (5.64) n=17	−24.12 (7.37) n=17

No significant differences between groups