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. 2016 May 24;26(5):e5080. doi: 10.5812/ijp.5080

Table 3. Comparison of 24-H Abpms Between the ELBW Group and Controls.

7th Year of Life 11th Year of Life
Study Group Control Group P Value Study Group Control Group P Value
MAP 24 h (mmHg) 79 ± 6 77 ± 5 0.12 82 ± 4 82 ± 5 0.89
MAP day (mmHg) 83 ± 6 82 ± 5 0.46 84 ± 5 83 ± 5 0.79
MAP night (mmHg) 72 ± 6 70 ± 4 0.23 72 ± 4 73 ± 6 0.62
SBP 24 h (mmHg) 104 ± 7 103 ± 6 0.5 109 ± 7 108 ± 8 0.84
SBP day (mmHg) 106 ± 7 106 ± 6 0.97 111 ± 7 110 ± 8 0.77
SBP night (mmHg) 100 ± 7 98 ± 6 0.26 99 ± 7 99 ± 8 0.9
DBP 24 h (mmHg) 65 ± 5 64 ± 5 0.56 67 ± 4 67 ± 5 0.69
DBP day (mmHg) 68 ± 5 69 ± 5 0.66 69 ± 5 69 ± 5 0.94
DBP night (mmHg) 60 ± 5 59 ± 5 0.53 55 ± 5 57 ± 6 0.4
MAP 24 h (z-score) 0.5 ± 1.1 -0.3 ± 0.78 < 0.01 0.26 ± 0.6 0.19 ± 0.7 0.61
MAP day (z-score) -0.36 ± 0.9 -0.7 ± 0.73 0.05 -0.01 ± 0.78 -0.34 ± 0.73 0.04
MAP night (z-score) 1.15 ± 0.84 0.2 ± 0.72 0.02 0.58 ± 0.71 0.23 ± 0.91 0.0508
SBP 24 h (z-score) -0.13 ± 1.14 -0.45 ± 0.86 0.15 -0.08 ± 1.02 -0.31 ± 1.2 0.34
DBP 24 h (z-score) -0.08 ± 1.07 -0.4 ± 0.96 0.14 0.06 ± 0.82 0.01 ± 0.89 0.78
Nocturnal MAP dipping (%) 15.9 ± 17.4 14.8 ± 5 0.28 13.8 ± 6 13.4 ± 4 0.74

Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure measurement; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ELBW, extremely low birth weight; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.