Table 2.
Blood pressure levels before and during the pandemic in the study patients and control group.
| Study group n=142 | Control group n=83 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before pandemic | During pandemic | p value | Before control | After control | p value | |
| Daytime SBP (mmHg) | 128.5±5.19 | 135.2±6.87 | <0.001* | 129±4.88 | 130.1±5.53 | 0.08 |
| Daytime DBP (mmHg) | 80.1±3.83 | 84.2±4.95 | <0.001* | 78.9±4.33 | 79.4±4.97 | 0.43 |
| Nighttime SBP (mmHg) | 116±5.16 | 120.4±5.80 | <0.001* | 114±4.79 | 113.4±4.23 | 0.23 |
| Nighttime DBP (mmHg) | 67.5±3.69 | 70.7±4.59 | <0.001* | 65.4±2.15 | 64.9±2.77 | 0.11 |
| 24-h SBP (mmHg) | 124±5.55 | 130.2±6.37 | <0.001* | 122.6±5.15 | 123.5±5.48 | 0.10 |
| 24-h DBP (mmHg) | 75.9±3.19 | 79.9±4.39 | <0.001* | 74.5±3.53 | 73.9±3.82 | 0.16 |
*p<0.05
Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.