Table 1: Comparative multivariate analysis

of males and females.

Males

Females

p

Age

65.03

64.13

0.3985

Weight

78.95

65.43

91.3993

Height

165.13

154.62

55.2257

BMI

28.77

28.49

0.0374

Global SP

122.53

121.66

0.3805

Global DP

73.61

68.67

12.1982

Global MAP

93.47

91.60

1.7500

Diurnal SP

124.36

123.32

0.5370

Diurnal DP

74.75

70.15

10.5721

Diurnal MAP

94.68

93.04

1.3551

Nocturnal SP

118.60

116.42

2.3760

Nocturnal DP

69.97

63.77

19.2136

Nocturnal MAP

89.62

87.22

2.8794

Reduction in SP

4.82

5.44

0.1975

Reduction in DP

6.09

8.88

3.8988

Maximum SP

154.08

154.99

0.4140

Time of maximum SP

12:33:48

12:50:48

6.9686

Maximum DP

100.75

98.95

1.6126

Time of maximum DP

12:59:12

12:23:18

0.0003

Maximum diurnal SP

152.90

156.34

5.9316

Time of maximum diurnal SP

12:58:07

13:02:11

3.9878

Maximum diurnal DP

99.68

97.76

1.8376

Time of maximum diurnal DP

13:33:33

13:37:20

3.4467

Maximum nocturnal SP

137.52

135.58

1.8890

Time of maximum nocturnal SP

21:56:55

22:22:56

0.0001

Maximum nocturnal DP

86.31

80.42

17.3725

Time of maximum nocturnal DP

22:39:56

21:55:46

0.0004

Mean HR

69.66

71.79

2.2714

Maximum HR

104.32

109.22

11.9851

Minimum HR

51.93

54.36

2.9567

In office SP

135.02

138.01

4.4588

In office DP

76.59

69.98

21.8460

BMI = Body Mass Index.

DP = Diastolic Pressure.

HR = Heart Rate.

MAP = Mean Arterial Pressure.

SP = Systolic Pressure.