Table 4

Contrast between day- and night-time effects of rosiglitazone on ambulatory BP at 12 months


Background metformin
Background sulfonylurea



rosiglitazone vs sulfonylurea (difference (95% CI), p-value)
rosiglitazone vs metformin (difference (95% CI), p-value)

Systolic BP (mmHg)


     24-hour
-2.7 (-4.9, -0.5), 0.016
-2.5 (-4.8, -0.2), 0.031
     Day-time
-3.3 (-5.6, -1.0), 0.004
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.9), NS
     Night-time
-1.5 (-3.9, 1.0), NS
-4.0 (-6.6, -1.3), 0.004
Diastolic BP (mmHg)


     24-hour
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.7), 0.003
-3.1 (-4.5, -1.8), < 0.001
     Day-time
-2.5 (-3.9, -1.0), 0.001
-2.5 (-3.9, -1.0), 0.001
     Night-time
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.3), NS
-4.0 (-5.7, -2.4), < 0.001

Komajda et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008 7:10   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-7-10