Khat chewers 180 (70.6%)

Non-khat chewers 75 (29.4%)

P. value

OSBP mmHg

136.25 ± 9.20

125.33 ± 22.94

0.211

ODBP mmHg

86.11 ± 7.37

82.33 ± 9.42

0.050

Office HR bpm

75 ± 6.4

74 ± 7.1

0.418

24-Hour SBP mmHg

130.56 ± 15.54

125.13 ± 12.81

0.239

24-Hour DBP mmHg

81.25 ± 6.9

79.17 ± 6.79

0.329

24-Hour MAP mmHg

97.17 ± 9.24

94.49 ± 8.58

0.256

Daytime SBP mmHg

134.39 ± 9.87

128.76 ± 12.57

0.094

Daytime DBP mmHg

84.57 ± 6.36

81.92 ± 6.90

0.191

Daytime MAP mmHg

101.89 ± 9.33

97.51 ± 8.53

0.125

Nighttime SBP mmHg

116.07 ± 14.10

116.44 ± 13.77

0.931

Nightime DBP mmHg

73.19 ± 9.74

72.50 ± 8.28

0.812

Nighttime MAP mmHg

87.48 ± 10.94

87.15 ± 9.61

0.919

Khat chewing and 4-H post-chewing time SBP mmHg

146.24 ± 8.13

128.9 ± 12.11

0.001

Khat chewing and 4-H post-chewing time DBP mmHg

90.57 ± 6.46

81.84 ± 6.82

0.001

Khat chewing and 4-H post-chewing time HR bpm

93.30 ± 6.32

79.40 ± 5.32

0.001

24-hour HR bpm

80.40 ± 9.61

78.22 ± 8.27

0.418