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.

VariableTreatmentBasal 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)Diltiazem156.2 (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)
Nifedipine158.3 (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)Diltiazem112.6 (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)
Nifedipine111.2 (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)Diltiazem127.1 (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)
Nifedipine126.9 (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)Diltiazem103.4 (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)
Nifedipine96.4 (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)