Effects of Metoprolol and Nebivolol on Exercise Blood Pressure in Patients with Mild Hypertension

Table 2

The values of blood pressures and heart rates prior to and after the treatment with metoprolol and nebivolol in the study population.

	Total (𝑛=60)	Metoprolol (𝑛=30)	Nebivolol (𝑛=30)	𝑃 value
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
Before	152.1±4.9	151.3±3.6	152.8±5.9	0.27**
After	136.4±10.9	134.9±10.5	137.8±11.3	0.3**
𝑃 value	<0.001*	<0.001*	<0.001*
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
Before	91.7±3.9	91.1±3.7	92.3±4.1	0.25**
After	82.6±7.1	82.4±6.7	82.7±7.3	0.87**
𝑃 value	<0.001*	<0.001*	<0.001*
Heart rate (pulse/min)
Before	75.7±5.7	75.2±5.7	76.2±5.7	0.5**
After	70.2±5.4	70.3±5.8	70.1±5.1	0.87**
𝑃 value	<0.001*	<0.001*	<0.001*
Achieved targeted blood pressure (𝑛, %)	37 (61.6)	19 (63.3)	18 (60)	0.5***

∗Paired 𝑡-test; **independent samples 𝑡-test; ***chi-square test.