Table II.

Clinic BP and ABPM comparisons in dipping and non-dipping groups

Characteristics	Dipping (n = 105)	Non-dipping (n = 138)	P-value
Clinic:
SBP [mm Hg]	134 ±17	131 ±20	0.755
DBP [mm Hg]	80 ±12	82 ±15	0.406
ABPM:
24-hour:
SBP [mm Hg]	120 ±13	126 ±16	0.023
DBP [mm Hg]	74 ±12	74 ±10	0.630
Daytime:
SBP [mm Hg]	126 ±15	125 ±13	0.843
DBP [mm Hg]	76 ±9	75 ±12	0.308
Nighttime:
SBP [mm Hg]	114 ±11	120 ±10	< 0.001
DBP [mm Hg]	69 ±8	73 ±10	0.003
Night-day ratio:
SBP	0.83 ±0.04	0.97 ±0.05	< 0.001
DBP	0.81 ±0.07	0.95 ±0.04	< 0.001

SBP – systolic blood pressure, DBP – diastolic blood pressure, ABPM – ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.