Table 4.

Mean change in central systolic blood pressure (mmHg) after EMPA therapy separated according to median of different variables

Variable	Age	HbA1c	Copeptin	Heart rate	LDL-cholesterol	Uric acid	Systolic BP	hsCRP
≥ median	− 6.23 ± 11.2	− 6.46 ± 11.1	− 8.94 ± 10.2	− 4.49 ± 9.89	− 5.50 ± 12.1	− 6.21 ± 9.54	− 5.13 ± 10.6	− 4.21 ± 10.3
< median	− 3.76 ± 9.83	− 3.61 ± 9.97	− 1.78 ± 9.83	− 5.48 ± 11.3	− 4.51 ± 9.06	− 3.76 ± 11.45	− 4.88 ± 10.7	− 5.77 ± 10.9
p-value	0.378	0.308	0.009	0.724	0.724	0.378	0.928	0.576

Data are given as mean ± SD

hsCRP high sensitive C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol low density lipid cholesterol, heart rate 24 h ambulatory heart rate, systolic BP systolic 24-h ambulatory blood pressure