Comparison of baseline clinic blood presure and ambulatory blood pressure variables among white, south Asian, and Afro-Caribbean subjects
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White (n = 528) |
Asian (n = 106) |
Afro-Caribbean (n = 54) | p Value | |
| Systolic blood pressure | ||||
| Clinic systolic | 173.5 (23.2) | 161.3 (19.9) | 173.4 (25.7) | < 0.001 |
| 24 hour systolic | 156.5 (21.9) | 154.1 (19.5) | 162.2 (23.5) | NS |
| Daytime systolic | 163.8 (21.9) | 162.0 (19.8) | 169.1 (23.9) | NS |
| Night time systolic | 141.4 (24.3) | 137.3 (21.1) | 147.3 (24.6) | 0.04 |
| Nocturnal fall in systolic | 22.4 (11.9) | 24.8 (11.4) | 21.8 (11.6) | NS |
| Diastolic blood pressure | ||||
| Clinic diastolic | 103.0 (12.9) | 101.3 (12.5) | 106.1 (13.0) | NS |
| 24 hour diastolic | 89.9 (13.2) | 92.8 (13.1) | 95.2 (12.7) | 0.004 |
| Daytime diastolic | 95.0 (13.3) | 98.1 (13.4) | 100.0 (12.9) | 0.006 |
| Night time diastolic | 79.0 (14.9) | 81.4 (14.0) | 84.8 (14.2) | 0.01 |
| Nocturnal fall in diastolic | 16.0 (8.5) | 16.8 (8.0) | 15.2 (8.5) | NS |
Values are mean (SD).