Table 3 Office and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure adjusted by BMI: 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)

Difference (95% CI)

P value

Office

 Systolic blood presure (mmHg)

117 (113–120)

114 (110–117)

3 (-2–8)

0.221

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75 (72–78)

73 (71–76)

2 (-2–5)

0.383

24-hour

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

84 (81–86)

80 (78–82)

3 (1–7)

0.032

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

109 (106–112)

106 (103–109)

2 (-1–7)

0.107

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

69 (67–71)

67 (65–69)

2 (0–5)

0.090

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

41 (39–44)

38 (36–40)

3 (1–6)

0.029

 Heart rate (bpm)

81 (79–83)

78 (76–80)

3 (1–6)

0.034

Daytime

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

85 (83–87)

82 (80–84)

3 (1–6)

0.032

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112 (108–114)

108 (105–111)

4 (0–8)

0.093

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

72 (70–74)

69 (67–71)

3 (0–5)

0.067

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

40 (38–42)

40 (37–42)

0 (-3–3)

0.808

 Heart rate (bpm)

85 (83–88)

81 (79–84)

4 (1–8)

0.034

Nighttime

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

79 (77–82)

77 (74–79)

2 (-1–6)

0.170

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

106 (103–109)

103 (100–106)

4 (-1–8)

0.111

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

65 (63–67)

63 (61–65)

2 (-1–5)

0.191

 Pulse pressure (mmHg)

41 (39–42)

40 (38–41)

1 (-2–3)

0.473

 Heart rate (bpm)

73 (70–75)

70 (68–72)

3 (0–6)

0.078

  1. Data are presented as estimated marginal mean and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. All analyses were adjusted for body mass index (BMI). Statistical significance set at p < 0.05 (bold values).