Table 3.
BP and PR at Baseline and 12 Weeks
| Week 0 | Week 12 | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic BP | ||||
| SBP, mm Hg | E group | 136±12 | 132±14 | .048 |
| C group | 135±14 | 136±12 | .54 | |
| DBP, mm Hg | E group | 83±10 | 82±9 | .34 |
| C group | 82±12 | 83±11 | .59 | |
| PR, beats per min | E group | 71±10 | 71±10 | .79 |
| C group | 76±12 | 73±12 | .07 | |
| Home BP | ||||
| Morning SBP, mm Hg | E group | 134±9 | 130±12 | .006 |
| C group | 134±11 | 133±12 | .83 | |
| Morning DBP, mm Hg | E group | 80±8 | 79±8 | .13 |
| C group | 80±10 | 80±11 | .86 | |
| Morning PR, beats per min | E group | 66±9 | 66±9 | .72 |
| C group | 70±10 | 69±12 | .35 | |
| Evening SBP, mm Hg | E group | 129±10 | 126±12 | .09 |
| C group | 128±12 | 130±15 | .45 | |
| Evening DBP, mm Hg | E group | 76±8 | 75±8 | .48 |
| C group | 74±9 | 75±12 | .27 | |
| Evening PR, beats per min | E group | 67±9a | 68±9 | .18 |
| C group | 72±11 | 70±10 | .08 | |
| ME average SBP, mm Hg | E group | 131±9 | 128±11 | .012 |
| C group | 131±11 | 131±12 | .68 | |
| ME average DBP, mm Hg | E group | 78±8 | 77±7 | .24 |
| C group | 77±10 | 77±11 | .52 | |
| ME average PR, beats per min | E group | 67±8a | 67±9 | .37 |
| C group | 71±10 | 69±10 | .06 | |
| Ambulatory BP | ||||
| 24‐Hour SBP, mm Hg | E group | 134±12a | 129±11 | .001 |
| C group | 128±11 | 130±11 | .04 | |
| 24‐Hour DBP, mm Hg | E group | 81±9 | 79±8 | .01 |
| C group | 78±9 | 79±8 | .11 | |
| 24‐Hour PR, beats per min | E group | 71±8 | 71±8 | .60 |
| C group | 74±10 | 73±12 | .86 | |
| Morning SBP, mm Hg | E group | 141±13 | 134±13 | .01 |
| C group | 137±17 | 138±18 | .60 | |
| Morning DBP, mm Hg | E group | 86±9 | 84±9 | .13 |
| C group | 84±14 | 85±12 | .90 | |
| Morning PR, beats per min | E group | 71±11a | 73±9 | .18 |
| C group | 76±12 | 72±11 | .048 | |
| Awake SBP, mm Hg | E group | 139±13a | 134±12 | .002 |
| C group | 133±11 | 135±11 | .051 | |
| Awake DBP, mm Hg | E group | 84±9 | 82±8 | .02 |
| C group | 81±9 | 83±9 | .17 | |
| Awake PR, beats per min | E group | 74±9 | 74±9 | .44 |
| C group | 77±10 | 77±11 | .48 | |
| Sleep SBP, mm Hg | E group | 120±13 | 118±13 | .12 |
| C group | 116±13 | 119±12 | .048 | |
| Sleep DBP, mm Hg | E group | 73±10 | 71±8 | .20 |
| C group | 70±10 | 72±9 | .08 | |
| Sleep PR, beats per min | E group | 62±8 | 62±7 | .60 |
| C group | 65±10 | 62±10 | .011 | |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ME, morning‐evening; PR, pulse rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation. a P<.05 vs data in the C group at 0 week.