Table 3 Results of two-way ANOVA test for the effects of hypertension and age on the arterial pressure variability parameters in young, middle-aged, and older participants.

From: Role of the autonomic nervous system in young, middle-aged, and older individuals with essential hypertension and sleep-related changes in neurocardiac regulation

Parameters

Source of variance

Wakefulness

nREM

F

p

Post hoc

F

p

Post hoc

BP

Hypertension

70.414

 < 0.001

Hypertension > control

44.639

 < 0.001

Hypertension > control

Age

4.464

0.015

 

1.902

0.158

 

Hypertension × age

0.248

0.781

 

1.574

0.215

 

BLF

Hypertension

0.620

0.434

 

1.813

0.183

 

Age

3.606

0.033

a > c

0.854

0.431

 

Hypertension × age

0.379

0.686

 

2.515

0.089

 

BrrLF

Hypertension

4.524

0.037

Control > hypertension

0.014

0.907

 

Age

1.238

0.296

 

6.680

0.002

a > c; b > c

Hypertension × age

2.035

0.139

 

0.267

0.766

 

BrrHF

Hypertension

11.949

0.001

Control > hypertension

17.338

 < 0.001

Control > hypertension

Age

1.752

0.181

 

10.513

 < 0.001

a > b; a > c; b > c

Hypertension × age

2.558

0.085

 

2.514

0.089

 

BrrA

Hypertension

7.364

0.009

Control > hypertension

8.510

0.005

Control > hypertension

Age

6.446

0.003

a > c; b > c

10.960

 < 0.001

a > b; a > c; b > c

Hypertension × age

1.447

0.243

 

3.814

0.028

 

BrrD

Hypertension

3.798

0.056

 

4.325

0.042

Control > hypertension

Age

8.492

0.001

a > c; b > c

7.812

0.001

a > b; a > c; b > c

Hypertension × age

0.485

0.618

 

2.006

0.143

 
  1. a—individuals aged 30–39 years; b—individuals aged 40–59 years; c—individuals aged 60–79 years.