Table 3.
Frequency (n/%) of non-dippers, dippers, and extreme dippers in the group with add-on treatment with eplerenone (50 mg/day) and standard antihypertensive treatment before (V1) and after 6 months (V2).
| V1 | V2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add-On Therapy—with Eplerenone | Standard Antihypertensive Therapy | Add-On Therapy—with Eplerenone | Standard Antihypertensive Therapy | |
| Non-Dippers | 41/80.4 | 38/74.5 | 18/35.3 | 39/76.5 |
| Dippers | 10/19.6 | 10/19.6 | 31/60.8 | 9/17.6 |
| Extreme Dippers | 0/0.0 | 3/5.9 | 2 (3.9) | 3/5.9 |
| χ2 = 3.2, p > 0.05 | χ2 = 20.0, p < 0.001 | |||