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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Hypertens. 2014 Apr 4;8(6):414–421. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2014.03.330

Table 2.

Changes in blood pressure components between the 2 study visits

Variable (n=414) First study
(mean±SD)		 Second study
(mean±SD)		 P-value
Brachial SBP (mmHg) 134±16 141±18 <0.0001
Brachial DBP (mmHg) 75±9 70±10 <0.0001
Brachial MAP (mmHg) 95±10 98±11 <0.0001
Brachial PP (mmHg) 58±14 71±17 <0.0001
Number of anti-hypertensive medications 1.5±0.8 2.1±1.0 <0.0001
Percent of participants whose blood pressure parameters increased over time
Brachial SBP, n (%) 269 (65%)
Brachial DBP, n (%) 112 (27%)
Brachial MAP, n (%) 250 (62%)
Brachial PP, n (%) 332 (80%)

DBP: diastolic blood pressure. MAP: mean arterial pressure. PP: pulse pressure. SBP: systolic blood pressure.