Table 4.

Mean 24-h, daytime, nighttime, dipping and work SBP, DBP, and HR at SL and HA by groups (NT and HT).

Variable	Visit	NT	HT	Visit NT	Visit HT	NT-HT comparison
				( p )	( p )	( p )
24 h SBP	SL	126.2 ±10.5	123.3 ± 11.5	0.001	<0.001	0.437
	HA	137.6 ± 11.2	141.8 ± 13.7			0.306
DBP	SL	74.5 ± 6.4	74.8 ± 7.6	0.001	<0.001	0.916
	HA	81.6 ± 7.5	85.3 ± 8.1			0.159
HR	SL	69.5 ± 7.4	67.8 ± 8.3	<0.001	<0.001	0.522
	HA	84.6 ± 9.8	83.0 ±11.2			0.640
Day SBP	SL	132.7 ± 11.4	128.6 ± 11.9	0.014	<0.001	0.299
	HA	141.8 ± 12.3	145.3 ± 13.7			0.412
DBP	SL	78.3 ± 6.7	78.31 ± 7.1	0.006	<0.001	0.971
	HA	84.0 ± 7.9	87.8 ± 8.9			0.198
HR	SL	73.1 ± 8.1	71.3 ± 8.3	<0.001	<0.001	0.513
	HA	87.3 ± 9.2	84.9 ± 11.2			0.472
Night SBP	SL	110.6 ± 11.8	112.0 ± 13.5	0.001	<0.001	0.747
	HA	123.5 ±10.5	133.2 ± 19.5			0.064
DBP	SL	65.4 ± 6.7	67.3 ± 9.4	0.004	<0.001	0.491
	HA	73.3 ± 7.9	79.2 ± 9.1			0.044*
HR	SL	61.1 ± 6.4	60.5 ± 9.2	<0.001	<0.001	0.829
	HA	75.2 ± 13.8	76.1 ± 12.4			0.685
NF (%) SBP	SL	22.1 ± 11.0	16.6 ± 10.7	0.263	0.285	0.141
	HA	18.3 ± 11.0	12.1 ± 16.7			0.187
DBP	SL	12.9 ± 6.2	11.0 ± 10.6	0.310	0.365	0.323
	HA	10.7 ± 6.5	8.4 ± 9.1			0.392
HR	SL	12.1 ± 4.9	10.8 ± 5.0	0.964	0.101	0.455
	HA	12.2 ± 9.6	7.9 ± 7.3			0.142

NF, nocturnal fall % of daytime values.

Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

^*Statistically significant differences between NT and HT groups.