3. Variability of SBP and DBP at end of treatment.

		ARB	Placebo
SBP	Weighted mean SD	16.9	16.0
	SD of weighted mean SD	3.8	2.2
	Weighted mean SBP	147.3	156.3
	Weighted mean coefficient of variation (CV)	11.5	10.3
	SD of weighted mean CV	2.4	1.6
	Number of observations	10	6
DBP	Weighted mean SD	8.1	7.8
	SD of weighted mean SD	1.7	1.6
	Weighted mean DBP	92.9	98.0
	Weighted mean coefficient of variation (CV)	8.7	8.0
	SD of weighted mean CV	1.9	1.8
	Number of observations	10	6
t‐test	SD of SBP vs SD of DBP	p < 0.0001	p < 0.0001
t‐test	CV SBP vs CV DBP	p = 0.0070	p = 0.0055