Table 4.
Group averages (M ± 1 SD) for all measures in the age group older than 18 years
| DEX | DEX × sex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 14 | n = 27 | β | d | t stat | P | β | t stat | P | |
| Pulse pressure, 24-h | 49.4 (7.4) | 46.4 (5.6) | 9.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .149 | –4.2 | –1.1 | .272 |
| Pulse pressure, day | 50.0 (7.4) | 46.5 (6.1) | 9.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .137 | –4.3 | –1.1 | .279 |
| Pulse pressure, night | 48.3 (7.7) | 46 (5.1) | 7.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .263 | –3.6 | –0.9 | .378 |
| SBP, 24-h | 118.7 (7.3) | 113.8 (7.4) | 12.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .107 | –5.7 | –1.2 | .238 |
| SBP, daytime | 123.1 (7.2) | 118.2 (8.2) | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .279 | –3.3 | –0.6 | .521 |
| SBP, nighttime | 107.9 (8.1) | 102.6 (7.6) | 13.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .109 | –6.0 | –1.2 | .245 |
| DBP, 24-h | 69.3 (4.9) | 67.4 (6.2) | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .563 | –1.4 | –0.4 | .708 |
| DBP, daytime | 73.1 (5.7) | 71.7 (6.7) | –0.7 | 0.2 | –0.1 | .925 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .811 |
| DBP, nighttime | 59.6 (4.2) | 56.7 (6.2) | 6.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .302 | –2.4 | –0.7 | .507 |
| MAP, 24-h | 85.9 (4.1) | 83.5 (5.5) | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .405 | –1.9 | –0.6 | .572 |
| MAP, daytime | 89.7 (5.1) | 87.3 (6.0) | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .813 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .966 |
| MAP, nighttime | 76.1 (3.9) | 73.6 (6.0) | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .355 | –2.4 | –0.7 | .493 |
| SBP nighttime dipping, % | 12.3 (4.4) | 13.0 (6.7) | –3.9 | –0.1 | –0.6 | .562 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.591 |
| DBP nighttime dipping, % | 18.2 (5.9) | 20.7 (8.0) | –9.1 | –0.3 | –1.1 | .269 | 4.4 | 0.9 | .380 |
| Heart rate, 24-h | 72.3 (10.6) | 73.7 (10.5) | –9.0 | –0.1 | –0.9 | .360 | 4.5 | 0.8 | .456 |
| Heart rate, day | 75.8 (12.0) | 77.6 (10.9) | –14.3 | –0.2 | –1.3 | .198 | 7.6 | 1.1 | .263 |
| Heart rate, night | 63.8 (11.1) | 64.5 (12.9) | –11.1 | –0.1 | –1.0 | .344 | 6.0 | 0.8 | .402 |
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; SDS, SD scores.