Table 3.

Summary of inferences on systolic BP^a, diastolic BP, and HR^b readings, and MS^c scores based on the phases of medication, sex, age, and MS scores.

Comparison bases			RHd		Critical valuee		Test value		P value		Decision on H0		Difference
Phases of medication
	Systolic BP readings	RH1		2.42		0.41		.80		Not rejected		Not significant
	Diastolic BP readings	RH2		2.42		0.27		.90		Not rejected		Not significant
	HR readings	RH3		2.42		0.90		.46		Not rejected		Not significant
Sex
	Systolic BP readings	RH4		2.11		2.59		.02		Rejected		Significant
	Diastolic BP readings	RH5		2.10		4.85		<.001		Rejected		Significant
	HR readings	RH6		2.13		0.59		.56		Not rejected		Not significant
	MS scores	RH7		2.08		1.18		.25		Not rejected		Not significant
Age (years)
	Systolic BP readings	RH8		2.43		5.10		<.001		Rejected		Significant
	Diastolic BP readings	RH9		2.43		1.30		.28		Not rejected		Not significant
	HR readings	RH10		2.43		1.40		.24		Not rejected		Not significant
	MS scores	RH11		2.43		1.28		.29		Not rejected		Not significant
MS scores
	Systolic readings	RH12		2.58		2.21		.08		Not rejected		Not significant
	Diastolic readings	RH13		2.58		2.02		.11		Not rejected		Not significant
	HR readings	RH14		2.58		0.71		.59		Not rejected		Not significant

^aBP: blood pressure.

^bHR: heart rate.

^cMS: Morisky Scale.

^dRH: research hypothesis.

^eThe critical values used were F values except those of sex, which used t values. The significance level was set at P=.05.