Table 2

Ambulatory blood pressure levels

Not working (n=289)Working (n=245)ENK (n=399)
UnadjustedAdjustedUnadjustedAdjustedUnadjustedAdjusted
*p<0.05, **p<0.01 compared with the not working group. Results expressed in mm Hg as mean (95% CI). Adjusted means calculated to allow for age, body mass index, smoking, drinking, and marital status.
Daytime
    Systolic115.7115.0116.5117.1**115.5115.6
(114.9 to 116.5)(114.2 to 115.9)(115.6 to 117.3)(116.2 to 118.0)(114.8 to 116.2)(114.9 to 116.3)
    Diastolic69.369.470.8*70.8**69.2**69.1
(68.7 to 69.9)(68.7 to 70.1)(70.1 to 71.5)(70.1 to 71.6)(68.6 to 69.7)(68.6 to 69.7)
Night-time
    Systolic99.799.198.2**98.999.099.0
(98.9 to 100.5)(98.3 to 100.0)(97.4 to 99.0)(98.0 to 99.7)(98.3 to 99.6)(98.3 to 99.6)
    Diastolic53.854.053.653.553.853.7
(53.2 to 54.4)(53.4 to 54.6)(53.0 to 54.2)(52.8 to 54.1)(53.3 to 54.2)(53.2 to 54.2)
24 hour
    Systolic109.5108.9109.5110.1*109.0109.1
(108.8 to 110.2)(108.1 to 109.6)(108.7 to 110.2)(109.3 to 110.9)(108.4 to 109.6)(108.5 to 109.7)
    Diastolic63.363.464.064.063.1*63.1
(62.8 to 63.8)(62.9 to 64.0)(63.4 to 64.6)(63.4 to 64.6)(62.7 to 63.5)(62.6 to 63.5)