Table II.

Studies on the Effects of Statins on BP Level Using Ambulatory Measurements

Study	Patient Condition	No. of Patients	Regimens Compared	Duration	Mean Effect on SBP/DBP vs Baseline in the Statin Groups, mm Hg
Abetel et al 40	Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension	23	40 mg Flu	12 wk	−6.0a/−5.0a
Magen et al 41	Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension	48	20 mg Ator vs vitamin C vs placebo	8 wk	−13.7a/−7.8a
Kanbay et al 42	Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension	50	20 mg Ator vs diet	8 wk	−5.1a/‐5.2a
Terzoli et al 43	Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, or normotension	74	10–20 mg Pra or 10–20 mg Sim or 5–10 mg Ator vs Lec	8 wk	−5.7a/−3.5a,b−0.7/−1c	Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; SBP, systolic BP; DBP, diastolic BP; Flu, fluvastatin; Ator, atorvastatin; Pra, pravastatin; Sim, simvastatin; Lec, soy lecithin. aSignificant change vs baseline levels or the other group compared. bBP change in the group of hypertensives. cBP change in the group of normotensives.