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. 2012 May 7;14(6):396–400. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00641.x

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
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.