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Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2009 Mar 25;71(5):524–531. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31819e3a93

TABLE 5.

Pearson’s Correlations (r) Between ISEL Dimensions of Social Support and Awake BP Versus Sleep BP

	ISEL Total		ISEL-Appraisal		ISEL-Belonging		ISEL-Tangible
	Blacks	Whites	Blacks	Whites	Blacks	Whites	Blacks	Whites
1. SBP dip	−.19	.31^**	−.26^*	.35^**	−.19	.24^*	−.03	.21^*
2. DBP dip	−.15	.34^**	−.21	.37^**	−.16	.30^**	.00	.20^†
3. MAP dip	−.15	.35^**	−.20	.39^**	−.15	.30^**	−.01	.21^*
4. SBP wake	−.04	−.06	−.05	−.10	−.17	.05	.13	−.09
5. DBP wake	.02	.02	−.02	−.04	−.14	.11	.23^†	−.01
6. MAP wake	.00	−.03	−.03	−.09	−.14	.09	.19	−.06
7. SBP sleep	.07	−.28^**	.10	−.35^**	−.06	−.13	.13	−.23^*
8. DBP sleep	.11	−.28^**	.10	−.35^**	−.06	−.16	.24^†	−.17
9. MAP sleep	.09	−.32^**	.09	−.41^**	−.06	−.17	.19	−.22^*

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

^†

p = .05 to .07 (two-tailed).

ISEL = Interpersonal Support Evaluation List; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; MAP = mean arterial pressure. ISEL subscales: appraisal (people to confide in), belonging (companions for activities), and tangible (sources of material aid).