Table 2

Mean Blood Pressure: OBP30 Compared With OBP

Patient GroupNSystolic OBP (95% CI), mm HgSystolic OBP30 (95% CI), mm HgSystolic Difference (95% CI), mm HgDiastolic OBP (95% CI), mm HgDiastolic OBP30 (95% CI), mm HgDiastolic Difference (95% CI), mm Hg
All patients201163.8 (161.5–166.2)140.9 (138.4–143.5)22.8 (19.8–26.1)88.9 (87.4–90.4)77.3 (75.7–78.9)11.6 (10.2–13.1)
Men  87162.5 (159.6–165.5)141.9 (138.6–145.5)20.6 (16.8–24.4)90.0 (87.8–92.0)80.1 (77.5–82.7)9.9 (7.7–12.0)
Women114164.7 (161.5–167.8)140.2 (136.8–143.5)24.5 (20.7–28.7)88.1 (86.1–90.0)75.2 (72.9–77.5)12.9 (10.9–14.8)
Aged <70 yrs100157.8 (155.4–160.0)142.7 (139.5–146.1)15.1 (11.5–18.2)91.7 (89.8–93.7)83.2 (81.0–85.5)8.5 (6.7–10.5)
Aged >70 yrs101169.7 (166.1–173.4)139.2 (135.8–142.8)30.5 (26.5–34.7)86.2 (84.1–88.4)71.5 (69.6–73.6)14.7 (12.6–16.7)
Without CVD or DM132162.0 (159.1–164.8)140.1 (136.9–143.1)21.9 (18.5–25.8)89.5 (87.7–91.3)77.6 (75.5–79.8)11.8 (10.0–13.6)
With CVD or DM  69167.2 (163.2–171.1)142.6 (138.7–146.7)24.6 (19.6–29.4)87.8 (85.6–90.5)76.8 (74.0–79.8)11.1 (8.6–13.8)
  • CVD = cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, stroke, transient ischemic attack); DM = diabetes mellitus; OBP30 = automated office blood pressure monitoring during 30 minutes; OBP = office blood pressure.