Table II.
Comparison of Mean Systolic Blood Pressure From 6‐Hour Intervals vs Daytime and Full 24‐Hour ABPM by Group and Start Time
6‐H Start Time | Group | No. | 6‐H Mean (SD) | 6‐H vs Daytime | 6‐H vs 24‐H | ||
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Difference Mean (SD)a | CCC | Difference Mean (SD)a | CCC | ||||
7 am | Norm | 20 | 115.7 (8.0) | 0.6 (2.6) | 0.94 | −1.9 (2.9) | 0.90 |
HTN | 7 | 139.0 (7.9) | −0.2 (4.3) | 0.86 | −4.7 (4.8) | 0.63 | |
8 am | Norm | 34 | 116.9 (7.5) | 0.6 (2.7) | 0.93 | −2.5 (3.2) | 0.85 |
HTN | 11 | 132.2 (6.5) | 1.1 (3.5) | 0.87 | −2.9 (4.0) | 0.76 | |
9 am | Norm | 33 | 116.4 (8.3) | 0.2 (2.7) | 0.94 | −2.7 (3.2) | 0.85 |
HTN | 10 | 133.0 (6.7) | 0.6 (2.8) | 0.93 | −3.0 (3.5) | 0.81 | |
10 am | Norm | 40 | 118.9 (9.0) | 0.3 (2.9) | 0.94 | −3.0 (3.5) | 0.85 |
HTN | 11 | 130.9 (7.2) | 0.4 (3.0) | 0.91 | −3.8 (3.5) | 0.76 | |
11 am | Norm | 43 | 118.9 (8.8) | 0.2 (2.5) | 0.96 | −2.9 (3.2) | 0.87 |
HTN | 15 | 131.8 (7.4) | 1.7 (3.7) | 0.86 | −2.2 (4.1) | 0.82 | |
12 pm | Norm | 61 | 117.8 (8.4) | 0.2 (2.7) | 0.95 | −2.9 (3.3) | 0.86 |
HTN | 23 | 135.1 (9.7) | 0.0 (3.7) | 0.92 | −4.1 (4.5) | 0.78 | |
1 pm | Norm | 65 | 118.4 (8.2) | −0.2 (2.6) | 0.95 | −3.4 (3.2) | 0.84 |
HTN | 26 | 135.5 (9.9) | −0.4 (3.1) | 0.95 | −4.5 (3.9) | 0.81 | |
2 pm | Norm | 72 | 119.1 (9.0) | −0.8 (2.3) | 0.96 | −3.9 (2.8) | 0.85 |
HTN | 29 | 135.0 (10.4) | −0.7 (3.1) | 0.95 | −4.5 (4.0) | 0.81 | |
3 pm | Norm | 75 | 118.9 (8.8) | −0.6 (2.8) | 0.94 | −4.3 (3.0) | 0.82 |
HTN | 29 | 134.7 (11.4) | −0.5 (4.2) | 0.92 | −4.6 (4.8) | 0.79 | |
4 pm | Norm | 75 | 119.1 (8.8) | −1.1 (2.5) | 0.95 | −4.7 (3.0) | 0.80 |
HTN | 28 | 135.8 (11.3) | −0.8 (3.8) | 0.93 | −5.2 (5.1) | 0.75 |
Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; CCC, concordance class coefficient; HTN, hypertensive group (n=35); Norm, Normotensive group (n=96); SD, standard deviation. aDifference=daytime period minus 6‐hour period; full 24‐hour period minus 6‐hour period.