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. 2022 Jan 17;35(5):433–440. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpac004

Table 2.

Maximum drop in blood pressure by dose

Total cohort 0.05 mg 0.1 mg 0.2 mg 0.3 mg
N = 200 N = 7 N = 101 N = 61 N = 31
Median (interquartile range) in mm Hg
 Mean arterial pressure −10.0 (−23.4, 0) −3.3 (−23.8, 0) −9.7 (−23.7, 0) −7.3 (−14.7, 0) −18.0 (−27.8, −5.2)
 Systolic blood pressure −15.0 (−35.3, 0) 0.0 (−31.5, 0) −13.0 (−36.0, 0) −14.0 (−25.0, 0) −29.0 (−48.5, −12.5)
 Diastolic blood pressure −8.0 (−18.0, 0) −8.0 (16.0, 0) −8.0 (−19.0, 0) −3.0 (−13.0, 0) −14.0 (−25.0, −0.5)

Maximum drop in blood pressure within 4 hours following clonidine administration, according to dose of clonidine.