. 2014 Feb 13;16(2):133–140. doi: 10.1111/jch.12250

Table 2.

Sensitivity Analysis of Baseline vs 6‐Month Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressures

Blood Pressure	Baseline (Mean/SD)	6‐Month	Change	SD of Change	P Value
Systolic: Diabetic
n=54	140 (10.2)	132 (13.3) ^a	−8.0 ^a	14.4 ^a	<.001 ^a
n=54	140 (10.2)	132 (13.8) ^b	−8.0 ^b	16.1 ^b	.001 ^b
n=45 ^c		130 (14.1) ^c	−10.0 ^c	16.0 ^c	<.001 ^c
Systolic: nondiabetic
n=73	153 (11.6)	139 (15.8) ^a	−14.0 ^a	16.4 ^a	<.001 ^a
n=73	153 (11.6)	137 (15.0) ^b	−16.0 ^b	16.7 ^b	<.001 ^b
n=63 ^c		135 (15.1) ^c	−17.0 ^c	16.8 ^c	<.001 ^c
Diastolic: diabetic
n=54	76 (9.8)	72 (11.6) ^a	−4.0 ^a	9.1 ^a	.001 ^a
n=54	76 (9.8)	72 (11.4) ^b	−4.0 ^b	9.8 ^b	.001 ^b
n=45 ^c		70 (11.9) ^c	−6.0 ^c	10.0 ^c	<.001 ^c
Diastolic: nondiabetic
n=73	82 (11.4)	77 (11.2) ^a	−5.0 ^a	10.0 ^a	<.001 ^a
n=73	82 (11.4)	76 (10.7) ^b	−6.0 ^b	10.4 ^b	<.001 ^b
n=63 ^c		75 (10.9) ^c	−7.0 ^c	10.8 ^c	<.001 ^c

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation. Three different methods to evaluate the 6‐month data considering missing data. ^aLast‐observation‐carried‐forward method. ^bUsing imputed data. ^cComplete case analyses.