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. 2013 Dec 21;27(5):688–694. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt235

Table 2.

Systolic ambulatory blood pressure monitoring variables by alcohol consumption

Univariable models, mean (SD)
Variable Reference Very light consumption Light consumption Moderate-to-heavy consumption P valuea
Office SBP, mm Hg 138.7 (20.2) 134.5 (17.3)* 132.8 (15.2)** 133.9 (14.7) <0.05
Daytime SBP, mm Hg 128.5 (15.6) 125.2 (13.1)* 128.3 (12.3) 132.2 (11.8) <0.05
Nighttime SBP, mm Hg 120.5 (17.5) 116.6 (15.4)* 117.2 (13.3) 120.1 (14.7) 0.07
24-h SBP, mm Hg 125.6 (15.6) 122.2 (13.2)* 124.4 (11.6) 128.1 (12.3) <0.05
SBP night-to-day ratio 0.94 (0.07) 0.93 (0.07) 0.92 (0.08)** 0.91 (0.07)** <0.01
Daytime SBP SD, mm Hg 13.2 (3.8) 11.8 (3.0)** 12.1 (3.0)** 12.6 (3.4) <0.01
Nighttime SBP SD, mm Hg 10.9 (3.5) 10.3 (3.1) 11.2 (3.4) 10.4 (3.0) 0.15
Multivariable models, mean (95% CI)
Variable Reference Very light consumption Light consumption Moderate-to-Heavy consumption P valuea
Office SBP, mm Hg 136.5 (133.7–139.3) 135.8 (132.6–139.0) 134.0 (130.5–137.6) 136.1 (131.0–141.2) 0.70
Daytime SBP, mm Hg 128.6 (126.3–130.9) 126.2 (123.6–128.8) 127.7 (124.9–130.6) 131.7 (127.6–135.8) 0.10
Nighttime SBP, mm Hg 120.5 (118.0–123.0) 118.2 (115.3–121.1) 117.1 (114.0–120.3) 120.6 (116.0–125.1) 0.22
24-h SBP, mm Hg 125.9 (123.6–128.1) 123.5 (121.0–126.0) 124.1 (121.3–126.9) 128.0 (123.9–132.0) 0.14
SBP night-to-day ratio 0.94 (0.93–0.95) 0.94 (0.92–0.95) 0.92 (0.90–0.93)* 0.91 (0.89–0.94) 0.08
Daytime SBP SD, mm Hg 13.0 (12.5–13.5) 12.2 (11.6–12.8)* 12.6 (11.9–13.2) 13.2 (12.2–14.1) 0.08
Nighttime SBP SD, mm Hg 10.9 (10.3–11.4) 10.6 (10.0–11.3) 11.3 (10.7–12.0) 10.8 (9.8–11.7) 0.43

Covariables were age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, body mass index, diabetes, smoking history, antihypertensive medication use, social support, and social isolation.

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

a P value for the overall test.

*P < 0.05 and **P ≤ 0.01 for the comparison vs. reference group.