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Table 4 The 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data

From: The salt-taste threshold in untreated hypertensive patients

Variables

Control

HTN

p

Recognition threshold of salt taste

p

<7 (n = 95)

7 (n = 71)

>7 (n = 33)

Mean SBP, mmHg

125.0 ± 6.7

145.1 ± 12.1

< 0.001

138.8 ± 13.9

136.5 ± 13.6

141.7 ± 16.1

0.205

Mean DBP, mmHg

78.8 ± 5.7

92.5 ± 9.5

< 0.001

88.0 ± 10.8

86.7 ± 9.7

90.7 ± 11.8

0.194

SBP at day, mmHg

127.2 ± 6.5

148.1 ± 11.2

< 0.001

141.7 ± 13.7

139.4 ± 13.5

143.4 ± 15.6

0.339

DBP at day, mmHg

79.8 ± 4.4

94.8 ± 9.1

< 0.001

90.0 ± 10.9

88.6 ± 9.6

91.7 ± 11.6

0.367

SBP at night, mmHg

117.9 ± 10.3

134.8 ± 16.5

0.001

129.7 ± 17.7

127.1 ± 15.9

132.2 ± 15.5

0.331

DBP at night, mmHg

73.1 ± 7.4

85.1 ± 12.0

< 0.001

81.7 ± 12.7

79.1 ± 11.4

83.7 ± 11.1

0.154

MBPS, mmHg

18.7 ± 15.6

19.1 ± 13.6

0.485

19.5 ± 12.6

19.0 ± 15.6

17.2 ± 16.1

0.721

Nocturnal dipping

  

0.199

   

0.527

Reverse-& non-dipper, n (%)

43 (65.2%)

74 (55.6%)

 

56 (58.9%)

39 (54.9%)

22 (66.7%)

 

Dipper & extreme-dipper, n (%)

23 (34.8%)

59 (44.4%)

 

39 (41.1%)

32 (45.1%)

11 (33.3%)

 
  1. HTN hypertension, S/DBP systolic/diastolic blood pressure, MBPS morning BP surge