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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study population

From: Hyperglycemia and nocturnal systolic blood pressure are associatedwith left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in hypertensive diabetic patients

Group

Sex (M/F)

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

Duration of EH (months)

DSBP (mmHg)

DDBP (mmHg)

G1

27/64

57 ± 9

28 ± 4

144 (3 – 612)

146 ± 19

90 ± 12

G2

13/46

54 ± 10

27 ± 4

120 (1 – 420)

140 ± 13

90 ± 9

G3

11/15

55 ± 8

27 ± 5

-

122 ± 10*

77 ± 8*

  1. *P < 0.05 G3 vs G1 and G2
  2. DDBP = diurnal diastolic BP; DSBP = diurnal systolic BP; EH = essential hypertension