Table 2 Clinic, ambulatory, and home blood pressure and clinic pulse rate at 24 weeks

Clinic blood pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic

129.1 ± 8.6

129.8 ± 8.9

0.42

 Diastolic

77.4 ± 6.6

78.5 ± 7.0

0.09

Pulse rate (beats/min)

72.2 ± 6.8

71.9 ± 5.9

0.82

Ambulatory blood pressure (mmHg)

 24-h systolic

129.7 ± 13.7

130.5 ± 12.7

0.55

 24-h diastolic

76.8 ± 8.7

78.7 ± 9.1

0.04

 Daytime systolic

133.8 ± 15.3

135.3 ± 14.2

0.30

 Daytime diastolic

78.9 ± 9.6

81.5 ± 10.3

0.01

 Nighttime systolic

120.7 ± 15.3

120.7 ± 15.1

0.97

 Nighttime diastolic

71.5 ± 9.1

72.9 ± 9.6

0.13

 Home blood pressure (mmHg)

n = 125

n = 119

  Systolic

129.9 ± 8.9

130.2 ± 7.6

0.76

  Diastolic

77.0 ± 6.6

77.3 ± 6.5

0.72