Study on the Correlation between Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Adult Hypertensive Inpatients of Different Sexes

Table 2

Comparison of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure parameters in male and female patients with hypertension.

Items	Male (n = 368)	Female (n = 238)	Z
24 hSBP	135.00 (126.00∼146.00)	133.00 (123.00∼144.00)	−1.634	0.102
24 hDBP	83.00 (76.00∼90.00)	79.00 (70.00∼85.000	−5.176	<0.001
dSBP	137.50 (128.00∼148.00)	135.50 (124.75∼146.00)	−1.856	0.063
dDBP	84.00 (77.00∼93.00)	79.00 (71.00∼87.25)	−5.168	<0.001
nSBP	128.00 (119.00∼141.00)	128.00 (116.75∼139.25)	−0.815	0.415
nDBP	79.00 (71.25∼88.00)	75.00 (68.00∼82.00)	−4.518	<0.001

Note. 24hSBP: 24-hour systolic blood pressure; 24hDBP: 24-hour diastolic blood pressure; dSBP: Daytime systolic blood pressure; dDBP: Daytime diastolic blood pressure; nSBP: Nighttime systolic blood pressure; nDBP: Nighttime diastolic blood pressure.