Table 2.

ABPM findings in lean and obese subjects, adjusted for race ^a

	Lean b	Obese b	P -value
24-hour SBP (mm Hg)	123 ± 11	124 ± 9	0.305
24-hour DBP (mm Hg)	71 ± 7	69 ± 6	0.005
Awake SBP (mm Hg)	130 ± 12	130 ± 10	0.644
Awake DBP (mm Hg)	77 ± 8	74 ± 7	<0.001
Asleep SBP (mm Hg)	110 ± 10	113 ± 9	0.006
Asleep DBP (mm Hg)	60 ± 7	60 ± 6	0.976
SBP Noct. Dipping (%)	15 ± 5	12 ± 6	<0.001
DBP Noct. Dipping (%)	22 ± 6	19 ± 7	<0.001

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

^a Data displayed as mean ± SD. ^b Lean group defined as 15th–85th BMI percentile, obese group defined as ≥95th BMI percentile.