Table 2 Office and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure: women with PCOS vs. controls.

From: 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and associated factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with ovulatory controls

 

PCOS (n = 50)

Control (n = 50)

P value

Office

 Systolic blood presure (mmHg)

120 (110–128)

110 (106–120)

0.041

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78 (70–82)

70.0 (63–80)

0.079

24-hour

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

85 (78–88)

80 (76–83)

0.007

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

110 (102–118)

106 (100–111)

0.076

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70 (65–74)

65 (63–70)

0.012

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

41 (36–45)

39 (35–41)

0.072

 Heart rate (bpm)

82 ± 8

78 ± 8

0.015

Daytime

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

86 ± 8

82 ± 7

0.010

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112 ± 12

108 ± 9

0.036

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73 (66–77)

68 (65–73)

0.011

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

39 (35–45)

38 (35–42)

0.597

 Heart rate (bpm)

86 (80–94)

83 (75–88)

0.021

Nighttime

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

78 (74–83)

75 (72–80)

0.080

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

107 (98–112)

101 (97–108)

0.088

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

64 (60–69)

61 (58–66)

0.062

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

41 (35–46)

39 (37–42)

0.458

 Heart rate (bpm)

73 ± 8

70 ± 8

0.055

  1. Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentiles) or mean ± standard deviation. MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. Statistical significance set at p < 0.05 (bold values).