Table 2 Participant characteristics

Office systolic BP (mmHg)

171 ± 15.8

130 ± 10.6

< 0.0001

Office diastolic BP (mmHg)

101 ± 11.5

80 ± 8.7

< 0.0001

Daytime average systolic BP (mmHg)

164 ± 12.2

134 ± 10.8

< 0.0001

Daytime average diastolic BP (mmHg)

93 ± 10.1

78 ± 6.8

< 0.0001

Heart rate (bpm)

69 ± 10.9

66 ± 9.6

0.024

BMI (kg/m²)

30.0 ± 5.9

29.9 ± 5.5

0.79

Current smoker (n)

2 (7%)

2 (7%)

1.00^{^}

Alcohol (units/week)

7 (1–15)

2 (1–10)

0.36^§

Angiotensin receptor blocker (n)

0

25 (83%)

n/a

Calcium channel blocker (n)

0

29 (97%)

n/a

Thiazide diuretic (n)

0

15 (50%)

n/a

Aldosterone antagonist (n)

0

4 (13%)

n/a

α-blocker (n)

0

1 (3%)

n/a

β-blocker (n)

0

1 (3%)

n/a

Number of anti-hypertensives (n)

0

2.5 (2–3)

n/a

Number of other medications (n)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

0.32^§

Number of co-morbidities (n)

1.0 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 0.9

1.00