Table 3.

Rate and duration of hospitalizations

Characteristic	Before BAT	After BAT	Difference	p value
All hospitalizations
Hospitalizations/year	3.3 ± 3.5	2.2 ± 2.7	−1.1 ± 3.5	0.03
Hospitalizations related to cardiovascular events
Hospitalizations/year	0.8 ± 1.7	0.6 ± 0.8	−0.2 ± 1.1	0.84
Days/year	4.4 ± 9.4	3.1 ± 4.3	−1.3 ± 6.0	0.57
Hospitalizations related to organ damage
Hospitalizations/year	0.7 ± 1.5	0.6 ± 0.8	−0.1 ± 1.0	0.88
Days/year	3.4 ± 7.4	3.1 ± 4.2	−0.3 ± 5.0	0.92
Hospitalizations related to hypertension
Hospitalizations/year	1.5 ± 1.6	0.5 ± 0.9	−1.0 ± 1.6	< 0.01
Days/year	8.0 ± 8.7	1.8 ± 4.8	−6.2 ± 9.8	< 0.01

Data were available for 24 patients. Values are displayed as mean ± standard deviation. p values are from Wilcoxon signed rank tests

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