Effects of Aroma Massage on Home Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Women with Hypertension

Table 4

Aroma massage on 24-hour ambulatory BP.

Time	Aroma	Placebo	Control	𝐹	𝑃
	(𝑛=28)	(𝑛=28)	(𝑛=27)
SBP
Daytime
Pre	134.8±12.0	136.2±13.5	128.5±12.5	2.88	.06
Post	130.3±11.7	128.4±12.2	133.9±12.9	1.37	.26
Night time
Pre	122.2±15.8	124.9±13.9	119.1±16.4	0.98	.38
Post	117.5±15.6	119.0±9.9	122.9±18.1	0.93	.40
DBP
Daytime
Pre	82.7±8.6	83.6±8.1	81.6±9.4	0.37	.69
Post	81.4±8.3	80.0±8.1	83.4±8.9	1.07	.35
Night time
Pre	74.8±9.9	76.4±8.9	74.4±11.1	0.30	.74
Post	73.6±10.5	71.7±6.8	74.6±11.0	0.59	.55

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
BP: blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure.