Remitting

Non-remitting

p

Number

17

13

Age

56.2 ± 5.92

59 ± 8.43

0.31

Gender

04:13

03:10

Antihypertensive medicine dose at the study onset

2.2 ± 1.03

2.3 ± 0.65

0.65

Years of education

6.7 ± 3.11

7 ± 4.39

0.86

Employment (proportion of housewives)

41%

53%

Marital status (married)

52%

61%

Number of chronic diseases

1.4 ± 0.52

1.2 ± 0.46

0.39

Smoking

0

0

Oral contraceptive

0

0

Sedentary lifestyle

71%

93%

Alcohol

0

0

Initial BMI (kg/m²)

29.4 ± 5.99

32.6 ± 7.06

0.19

Initial BMI (kg/m²)

29.4 ± 5.76

32.8 ± 7.10

0.16

SBP time 0

142.6 ± 12.65

143.7 ± 13.49

0.82

SBP time 1

157.1 ± 15.83

151.2 ± 11.94

0.27

SBP time 2

146.6 ± 16.39

136.5 ± 13.84

0.08

SBP time 3

144.0 ± 17.89

138.8 ± 13.66

0.39

SBP time 4

141.2 ± 16.33

138.8 ± 14.15

0.68

DBP time 0

81.3 ± 10.47

79.9 ± 8.87

0.69

DBP time 1

90.9 ± 11.37

84.0 ± 9.90

0.09

DBP time 2

88.7 ± 13.63

76.3 ± 10.08

0.01^*

DBP time 3

84.4 ± 12.54

78.1 ± 11.56

0.17

DBP time 4

84.2 ± 14.05

75.6 ± 9.62

0.07

HR Time 0

73.6 ± 13.65

71.5 ± 13.94

0.68

HR Time 1

72.2 ± 9.69

73.3 ± 11.81

0.79

HR Time 2

72.0 ± 10.63

71.7 ± 12.85

0.94

HR Time 3

70.6 ± 9.30

73.5 ± 11.30

0.46

HR Time 4

70.4 ± 9.93

70.6 ± 10.80

0.95

HAM-D time 1

26.9 ± 5.03

25.5 ± 6.18

0.50

HAM-D time 4

4.6 ± 3.06

12.8 ± 4.31

0^*

Sleep score time 1

3.4 ± 2.00

4.3 ± 2.10

0.24

Sleep score time 4

0.8 ± 1.81

2.0 ± 1.93

0.08

Δ time 4 - 1 time SBP

14.4 ± 14.76

7.4 ± 11.72

0.17

Δ time 0 - 1 time DBP

9.5 ± 8.40

4.0 ± 10.80

0.12

Δ time 1 - time 0 SBP

−15.9 ± 15.88

−12.4 ± 14.10

0.53

Δ time 1 - time 4 PAD

−6.7 ± 8.76

−8.3 ± 8.14

0.61

Normal sleep

12 (86%)

2 (14%)

Total 14

Sleepless

5 (31%)

11 (69%)

Total 16

Escitalopram

10 (67%)

5 (33%)

Total 15

Placebo

7 (47%)

8 (53%)

Total 15