Group I Group II p-value
Characteristics      
Sex (numbers) Male (52),female(48) Male (51),female(49)  
Age, Years  mean ± SD 53.1 ± 9.7 52.7 ± 10.6 p=0.486
Baseline adjustments      
Blood pressure      
Average, mmHg (mean ± SD)      
SBP 143. ± 11.8 145.7 ± 10.9 p= 0.541
DBP 86.2 ± 7.2 85.1 ± 8.6 p= 0.379
Daytime, mmHg (mean ± SD)      
SBP 155.2 ± 10. 156.5 ± 11.8 p= 0.492
DBP 96.8 ± 8.1 94.7 ± 7.7 p= 0.358
Nocturnal mmHg (mean ± SD)      
SBP 130.6 ± 11.4  133.0 ± 11.7 p= 0.621
DBP 75.3 ± 6.8  76.2 ± 7.1 p= 0.577
Morning mmHg (mean ± SD)      
SBP 157.3 ± 11.6 158.0 ± 10.4 p= 0.396
DBP 98.6 ± 7.3 97.9 ± 7.5 p= 0.439
Serum Lipids Level      
TG, mmol/L, mean ± SD 2.02 ± 1.34 1.98 ± 1.72 p= 0.386
TC, mmol/L, mean ± SD 5.99 ± 1.62 6.01 ± 1.36 p= 0.692
LDL-C, mmol/L, mean ± SD 3.96 ± 1.45 4.11 ± 1.54 p= 0.414
HDL-C, mmol/L, mean ± SD 1.19 ± 0.49 1.22 ± 0.55 p= 0.583
Other risk factors      
Smokers, numbers 40 38  
Diabetes mellitus, number 42 48  
CHD, number 37 32  
Table 1: Baseline demographics of patients.