Awaking Blood Pressure Surge and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Normotensive Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population according to mean morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) values at baseline ().

	All	Tertiles of MBPS (mmHg)
		1	2	3
	377	167	82	128
MBPS (mmHg)	10.8 ± 1.5	9.5 ± 0.7	11.0 ± 0.0	12.5 ± 0.7
Age (years)	50 ± 6	50 ± 6	51 ± 5	50 ± 6	0.906
Gender (m/f)	194/183	84/56	45/40	65/87	0.012
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.8 ± 2.0	30.0 ± 2.0	29.6 ± 2.0	29.8 ± 2.0	0.342
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	206 ± 41	205 ± 46	210 ± 37	206 ± 37	0.573
Postprandial glucose (mg/dL)	211 ± 35	210 ± 36	213 ± 34	212 ± 33	0.734
HbA1c (%)	9.4 ± 1.3	9.4 ± 1.3	9.7 ± 1.3	9.4 ± 1.4	0.199
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	38.0 ± 3.6	37.6 ± 3.4	38.1 ± 3.7	38.4 ± 3.6	0.114
Daytime systolic BP (mmHg)	122 ± 8	123 ± 9	121 ± 8	122 ± 8	0.622
Nighttime systolic BP (mmHg)	100 ± 5	99 ± 5	100 ± 5	100 ± 5	0.334
Daytime diastolic BP (mmHg)	79 ± 7	79 ± 7	79 ± 6	78 ± 7	0.901
Nighttime diastolic BP (mmHg)	59 ± 4	59 ± 4	59 ± 43	58 ± 4	0.463
Urinary albumin excretion (mg/24 hours)	13.4 ± 3.4	13.5 ± 3.5	13.9 ± 3.6	12.9 ± 3.2	0.152

Data are presented as means SD unless otherwise indicated. BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure.