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

		ACE Inhibitor	Placebo
SBP	Weighted mean SD	16.6	16.8
	SD of weighted mean SD	3.1	3.0
	Weighted mean SBP	146.0	152.9
	Weighted mean coefficient of variation (CV)	11.2	11.0
	SD of weighted mean CV	2.1	2.0
	Number of observations	22	19
DBP	Weighted mean SD	9.0	8.9
	SD of weighted mean SD	1.7	1.8
	Weighted mean DBP	91.8	96.4
	Weighted mean coefficient of variation (CV)	9.8	9.2
	SD of weighted mean CV	1.8	1.9
	Number of observations	20	18
t‐test	SD of SBP vs SD of DBP	p < 0.0001	p < 0.0001
t‐test	CV SBP vs CV DBP	p = 0.0227	p = 0.0045