Table 2 Blood pressure variables and markers of target organ damage in 749 patients with type 2 diabetes, stratified according to their orthostatic blood pressure reactions

Sitting SBP (mmHg)

135.2 ± 16.1

132.2 ± 15.8

147.0 ± 15.2^†

136.1 ± 17.7

146.4 ± 18.0^†

Sitting DBP (mmHg)

79.6 ± 10.0

83.6 ± 12.3*

79.7 ± 11.3

77.7 ± 10.6*

86.7 ± 9.3^†

Standing SBP (mmHg)

134.7 ± 16.8

157.3 ± 15.4^†

124.0 ± 16.4^†

142.5 ± 17.7^†

137.7 ± 22.2

Standing DBP (mmHg)

80.6 ± 10.5

88.8 ± 13.3^†

78.4 ± 13.8

90.0 ± 10.5^†

73.5 ± 10.3^†

Aortic PWV (m/s)

10.2 ± 2.1

11.3 ± 2.5^†

11.0 ± 3.0

10.6 ± 2.1

11.3 ± 2.7*

Carotid IMT (mm)

0.73 ± 0.2

0.74 ± 0.1

0.79 ± 0.3

0.75 ± 0.2

0.83 ± 0.2*