The Association between a 24-Hour Blood Pressure Pattern and Circadian Change in Plasma Aldosterone Concentration for Patients with Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma

Table 3

Linear correlation of plasma aldosterone concentration and blood pressure.

	APA				EH
	SBP	SBP1h	DBP	DBP1h	SBP	SBP1h	DBP	DBP1h
R	0.306	0.471	0.446	0.390	0.559	0.539	0.611	0.742
P	0.556	0.345	0.375	0.444	0.248	0.270	0.198	0.091

BP recorded at the time of blood sampling for aldosterone measurement
BP recorded 1 h after blood sampling for aldosterone measurement
APA, patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma; BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EH, patients with essential hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure