Table 3.
Group averages (M ± 1 SD) for all measures in the age group younger than or equal to 18 years
| DEX | DEX × sex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 19 | n = 27 | β | d | t stat | P | β | t stat | P | |
| Pulse pressure, 24-h | 45.1 (7.8) | 44.1 (5.8) | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .642 | –0.5 | –0.1 | .906 |
| Pulse pressure, day | 45.1 (8.4) | 44.1 (5.9) | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .846 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .864 |
| Pulse pressure, night | 45.1 (7.8) | 43.8 (6.2) | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .316 | –2.7 | –0.6 | .526 |
| SBP, 24-h | 110.1 (7.9) | 110.7 (7.1) | 2.0 | –0.1 | 0.3 | .780 | –1.5 | –0.3 | .751 |
| SBP, daytime | 114.2 (8.5) | 114.3 (7.2) | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .775 | –1.3 | –0.3 | .791 |
| SBP, nighttime | 102.1 (7.8) | 101.1 (7.6) | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .361 | –3.5 | –0.7 | .470 |
| DBP, 24-h | 64.9 (3.8) | 66.6 (4.0) | –0.9 | –0.4 | –0.3 | .801 | –1.0 | –0.4 | .672 |
| DBP, daytime | 69.2 (4.7) | 70.1 (4.1) | 0.8 | –0.2 | 0.2 | .815 | –2.0 | –0.9 | .398 |
| DBP, nighttime | 57.0 (5.1) | 57.3 (4.4) | 0.3 | –0.1 | 0.1 | .941 | –0.9 | –0.3 | .772 |
| MAP, 24-h | 81.1 (4.0) | 81.9 (4.3) | 2.1 | –0.2 | 0.6 | .584 | –2.3 | –0.9 | .383 |
| MAP, daytime | 84.6 (4.9) | 85.0 (4.3) | 4.0 | –0.1 | 1.0 | .319 | –3.4 | –1.3 | .207 |
| MAP, nighttime) | 74.0 (4.7) | 73.9 (4.9) | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .424 | –2.4 | –0.8 | .419 |
| SBP nighttime dipping, % | 10.6 (4.3) | 11.5 (4.7) | –4.7 | –0.2 | –1.1 | .269 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .403 |
| DBP nighttime dipping, % | 17.4 (7.6) | 18.1 (5.4) | 0.5 | –0.1 | 0.9 | .932 | –1.3 | –0.3 | .754 |
| Heart rate (24-h) | 83.6 (10.7) | 81.3 (9.4) | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .301 | –6.4 | –1.1 | .261 |
| Heart rate, day | 87.2 (12.9) | 85.2 (9.9) | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .358 | –6.7 | –1.1 | .277 |
| Heart rate, night | 76.3 (9.8) | 71.0 (9.5) | 10.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .229 | –5.1 | –0.9 | .381 |
β Coefficient values, Cohen d, t statistics, and P values for the main effect of DEX and the interaction between DEX and sex are presented. Controls exhibiting 24-hour, daytime or nighttime systolic and/or diastolic hypertension are excluded. No statistically significant between-group differences were observed.
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DEX, dexamethasone; M, mean; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.