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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010 Apr;12(4):253–260. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00218.x

Table III.

HBPM Results According to Compliance (N=317a)b

Compliant
(n=59)
Noncompliant
(n=258)
Total
(N=317)
t or χ2
Test
P Value
Frequency of HBPM per wk, mean (SD), mm Hg 13.05 (1.66) 7.72 (2.32) 8.55 (3.22) 20.528 .000
BP during first 2 months, mean (SD), mm Hg
  Systolic BP 129.47 (12.17) 126.49 (11.91) 127.05 (11.99) 1.160 .086
  Diastolic BP 80.20 (8.91) 80.66 (8.04) 80.57 (8.20) −0.384 .701
BP during last 2 months, mean (SD), mm Hg
  Systolic BP 122.31 (9.86) 124.91 (11.57) 124.43 (11.30) −1.601 .110
  Diastolic BP 76.67 (8.17) 79.76 (7.97) 79.18 (8.08) −2.679 .008
BP during first 2 months, No. (%)
  Controlled 39 (66.1) 165 (64.0) 204 (64.4) 0.097 .756
  Uncontrolled 20 (33.9) 93 (36.0) 113 (35.6)
BP during last 2 months, No. (%)
  Controlled 51 (86.4) 174 (67.4) 225 (71.0) 8.414 .004
  Uncontrolled 8 (13.6) 84 (32.6) 92 (29.0)

Abbreviation: HBPM, home blood pressure (BP) monitoring.

a

Participants who sent their BP during the first 2 months and last 2 months were analyzed.

b

Frequency and BP analyzed in this study was the mean value that participants transmitted.