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. 2017 Oct 5;6(8):830–838. doi: 10.1530/EC-17-0232

Table 2.

Preoperative blood pressure.

Selective α-blockade (n = 149) Non-selective α-blockade (n = 343) Selective and non-selective α-blockade (n = 11) No preparation (n = 23) P value(selective vs non-selective)
Hypertension appearance
 Occurrence, % 112 (75.1%) 204 (59.5%) 11 10 0.83
 Persistent/paroxysmal, % 83/29 (74.1/25.9) 138/66 (67.6/32.4) 8/3 (72.7/17.3) 4/6 (40/60) 0.74
 Duration, day (average (s.d.)) 2128 (1272.8) 949.9 (1305.9) 4458.8 (5266.0) 612.8 (1156.3) 0.42
Preoperative BP (average (s.d.))
 Greatest mean BP, mmHg 121 (16) 116 (19) 133 (22) 110 (17) 0.87
 Greatest systolic BP, mmHg 175 (37) 160 (43) 206 (28) 152 (46) 0.76
 Greatest diastolic BP, mmHg 111 (15) 105 (22) 120 (17) 111 (55) 0.71
 HR, bpm 93 (14) 90 (14) 87 (12) 89 (14) 0.91