Table 4 Overall detection rates of hypertensive retinopathy [n (%)].

From: Association of diurnal blood pressure patterns with heart rate variability and retinopathy in patients with essential hypertension

Variable

Dipper (n = 57)

Non-dipper (n = 62)

Reverse-dipper (n = 62)

χ2

P

Hypertensive retinopathy

detected

2 (3.5%)

29 (46.8%)a

31 (50.0%)a

35.066

< 0.001

Not detected

55 (96.5%)

33 (53.2%)a

31 (50.0%)a

–

–

  1. avs dipper, P < 0.05.
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