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

Table 4

The features concerning the patients developing normal and exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise.

	Exaggerated BP response to exercise (+); (𝑛=9)	Exaggerated BP response to exercise (−); (𝑛=51)	𝑃 value
Group (nebivolol) (𝑛, %)	5 (55.5)	25 (49)	0.5
Gender (female) (𝑛, %)	7 (77.8)	36 (70.6)	0.5
Age (years)	55.4±8.1	54±11.3	0.7
Smoking (𝑛, %)	3 (33.3)	14 (27.4)	0.7
Establishment of targeted resting blood pressure (𝑛, %)	3 (33.3)	34 (66.7)	0.065
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
Rest	144.5±13.2	135.8±13.3	0.03
Stage 1	165.9±17.3	148.5±22.4	0.01
Stage 2	194.2±22.1	154.8±22.2	<0.001
Stage 3	206.3±31.4	166.3±21.9	<0.001
Recovery (3 min)	178.4±30.5	160.8±25.6	0.04
Recovery (5 min)	166.3±25.4	154.1±28.1	0.17