Clinical Study
Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients with Severe Preeclampsia: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of arterial blood pressure variables by treatments and time point.
| Variable | Treatment | Basal time mean (SD) | 6 h mean (SD) | 12 h mean (SD) | 18 h mean (SD) | 24 h mean (SD) | 30 h mean (SD) | 36 h mean (SD) | 42 h mean (SD) | 48 h mean (SD) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Diltiazem | 156.2 (13.6) | 133.4 (10.2) | 136.0 (10.8) | 134.4 (11.6) | 132.6 (12.4) | 134.0 (10.3) | 136.1 (9.7) | 138.0 (8.4) | 135.7 (10.9) | Nifedipine | 158.3 (14.0) | 147.9 (9.7) | 148.0 (12.0) | 150.37 (11.2) | 151.4 (10.9) | 150.95 (9.4) | 151.1 (12.2) | 149.8 (10.2) | 149.3 (8.2) | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Diltiazem | 112.6 (5.5) | 78.5 (7.7) | 80.9 (8.3) | 80.3 (6.8) | 79.3 (6.9) | 81.9 (7.2) | 80.5 (12.0) | 82.2 (8.6) | 81.5 (8.5) | Nifedipine | 111.2 (7.6) | 90.6 (5.5) | 91.9 (5.3) | 93.1 (6.8) | 93.9 (7.5) | 92.5 (7.7) | 91.8 (5.4) | 91.0 (6.9) | 90.3 (5.1) | Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | Diltiazem | 127.1 (6.9) | 96.8 (7.9) | 99.3 (8.2) | 98.3 (7.3) | 97.1 (8.0) | 99.3 (7.1) | 99.0 (9.2) | 100.8 (7.8) | 99.6 (8.6) | Nifedipine | 126.9 (7.8) | 109.7 (6.5) | 110.6 (6.7) | 112.2 (6.9) | 113.1 (7.6) | 111.9 (7.4) | 111.6 (6.6) | 110.6 (7.4) | 109.9 (5.0) | Heart rate (beats/min) | Diltiazem | 103.4 (14.9) | 93.8 (13.8) | 87.7 (21.3) | 93.6 (11.1) | 94.2 (9.9) | 94.2 (8.8) | 94.6 (10.7) | 98.8 (9.8) | 94.9 (9.4) | Nifedipine | 96.4 (14.6) | 98.8 (12.2) | 102.7 (13.2) | 106.9 (15.1) | 108.0 (13.4) | 108.6 (13.8) | 108.4 (13.7) | 106.6 (11.0) | 106.4 (13.5) |
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