Table 3 Change in short-term (ABPM) blood pressure variability from baseline to week 4.

From: Allopurinol and blood pressure variability following ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: a secondary analysis of XILO-FIST

BP Parameter

Change with placebo

Change with allopurinol

Unadjusted between group difference

P value

Adjusted between group difference

P value

n = 100,

n = 96,

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

  

SBPMean (mmHg)

0.4 ± 9.5

–1.8 ± 11.2

2.20 (–0.73, 5.13)

0.141

  

SBPRange (mmHg)

2.3 ± 18.6

–1.5 ± 17.1

3.72 (–1.31, 8.75)

0.147

2.54 (–2.28, 7.36)

0.301

SBPSD (mmHg)

0.8 ± 3.9

–0.5 ± 4.0

1.30 (0.18, 2.42)

0.023

1.09 (–0.01, 2.19)

0.051

SBPARV (mmHg)

0.8 ± 3.1

–0.5 ± 3.4

1.31 (0.31, 2.32)

0.011

1.09 (0.12, 2.05)

0.028

SBPCV (%)

0.5 ± 3.1

–0.2 ± 3.1

0.72 (–0.15, 1.59)

0.106

0.78 (–0.10, 1.65)

0.084

SBPVIM (units)

0.6 ± 3.7

–0.4 ± 3.9

0.95 (–0.13, 2.03)

0.083

0.95 (–0.14, 2.03)

0.087

DBPMean (mmHg)

–0.2 ± 3.9

–0.8 ± 5.9

0.61 (–0.80, 2.03)

0.392

  

DBPRange (mmHg)

0.1 ± 13.6

–0.8 ± 14.6

0.94 (–3.03, 4.92)

0.641

0.82 (–3.17, 4.80)

0.686

DBPSD (mmHg)

–0.1 ± 2.7

–0.1 ± 2.9

0.01 (–0.79, 2.01)

0.984

0.00 (–0.80. 0.79)

0.992

DBPARV (mmHg)

0.1 ± 2.3

–0.2 ± 2.6

0.25 (–0.51, 1.01)

0.514

0.23 (–0.53, 0.99)

0.550

DBPCV (%)

–0.1 ± 3.7

0.0 ± 4.2

–0.17 (–1.28, 0.95)

0.771

–0.08 (–1.19, 1.02)

0.881

DBPVIM (units)

–0.2 ± 2.7

–0.1 ± 3.0

–0.11 (0.91, 0.69)

0.782

–0.08 (–0.88, 0.73)

0.853

  1. N = 196. Changes were calculated as visit subtract baseline. Between group differences are given as placebo subtract allopurinol (a positive difference denotes a change in favor of allopurinol). Analyses were adjusted for the change in mean systolic or diastolic BP. A bold p value indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05).
  2. BP Blood Pressure, SBP Systolic BP, DBP Diastolic BP, n number, SD Standard Deviation, CI Confidence Interval, ARV Average Real Variability, CV Coefficient of Variation, VIM Variation Independent of Mean.