Research Article

Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure

Table 1

Baseline anthropometric characteristics.

CharacteristicBAM ( )LST ( )HEC ( )

Age (years)
Sex (male/female)16/3027/3225/32
Weight (kg)
Height (cm)
BMI (kg/m2)
LYS198ASN (TT/TG∣GG)14∣3225∣3423∣34
EDS (high/low)22/2429/3030/27
24-hour SBP
Daytime SBP
Nighttime SBP
24-hour DBP
Daytime DBP
Nighttime DBP