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. 2020 Feb 12;30(6):541–548. doi: 10.1007/s10286-020-00670-9

Table 2.

Office cuff blood pressure

Characteristic Baseline Latest follow-up Difference p value
Systolic blood pressure
 No. of patients 27 27 27
 Mean ± SD, mmHg 183 ± 27 157 ± 32 −26 ± 31
 Median [IQR], mmHg 173 [162; 210] 147 [138; 171] −23 [−37; −10]  < 0.01
  ≥ 180 mmHg, no. (%) 13 (48) 5 (19)
  < 140 mmHg, no. (%) 0 (0) 8 (29.6)
Diastolic blood pressure
 No. of patients 27 27 27
 Mean ± SD, mmHg 102 ± 17 91 ± 20 −11 ± 17
 Median [IQR], mmHg 100 [90; 120] 87 [79; 100] −6 [−19; −2]  < 0.01
  ≥ 110 mmHg, no. (%) 10 (37) 4 (15)
  < 90 mmHg, no. (%) 7 (26) 15 (56)
Heart rate
 No. of patients 23 23 23
 Mean ± SD, bpm 81 ± 17 72 ± 14 −9 ± 21
 Median [IQR], bpm 79 [66; 89] 69 [60; 84] −1 [−26; 7]  < 0.01

p values are from Wilcoxon signed rank tests

SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, Bpm beats per minute