Table 1.
Characteristics of the study patients with hypertension (n = 48)
| Characteristics |
Mean ± SD or % |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 76.4 ± 7.8 |
| Men:women | 20:28 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.7 ± 4.2 |
| Regular drinkers | 18.8 |
| Current smokers | 2.1 |
| Dyslipidemia | 55.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22.2 |
| eGFR, mL/min per 1.73 m2 | 66.4 ± 13.2 |
| Hyperuricemia | 6.2 |
| History of cardiovascular disease | 6.8 |
| Antihypertensive medications | |
| No. of antihypertensive drugs | 2.0 ± 1.0 |
| CCB | 78.2 |
| ACEI | 2.6 |
| ARB | 73.9 |
| β‐Blocker | 6.6 |
| α‐Blocker | 8.6 |
| Diuretics | 19.6 |
| Timing of antihypertensive medications | |
| After breakfast | 79.2 |
| After dinner | 29.2 |
| Daily schedules | |
| Wake up, h:min | 06:14 ± 00:39 |
| BP measurement in the morning, h:min | 06:40 ± 01:00 |
| BP measurement before dinner, h:min | 17:34 ± 01:07 |
| Bathing, h:min | 19:56 ± 01:43 |
| BP measurement at bedtime, h:min | 21:06 ± 01:32 |
| Bedtime, h:min | 21:40 ± 01:29 |
| No. of BP measurements | |
| Morning, days 1 to 7 | 12.8 ± 1.7 |
| Morning, days 8 to 14 | 14.9 ± 2.8 |
| Before dinner, days 1 to 7 | 13.0 ± 2.7 |
| Before dinner, days 8 to 14 | 14.4 ± 3.6 |
| At bedtime, days 1 to 7 | 13.6 ± 2.0 |
| At bedtime, days 8 to 14 | 14.4 ± 3.2 |
ACEI, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; BP, blood pressure; CCB, calcium channel blocker; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SD, standard deviation.