1 Critical Value: Our sample has size of 30, and so there are 29 degrees of freedom. 2  The critical value for confidence level of 90% is given by t * = 1.699.3  Margin of Error: Now we use the margin of error formula and obtain a margin of error of t * s /â n = (1.699)(2) /â(30) = 0.620. Critical Value: Our sample has size of 30, and so there are 29 degrees of freedom. 2  The critical value for confidence level of 90% is given by t * = 1.699.
vasodilator as diltiazem. Minimum therapeutic plasma diltiazem concentrations appear to be in the range of 50 to 200 ng/mL. There is a departure from linearity when dose strengths are increased; the half-life is slightly increased with dose. A study that compared patients with
Almost 11,000 patients were initially assigned to receive either diltiazem (180-360 mg/day) or a diuretic or [Beta]-blocker. Additional drugs were added in a stepwise fashion to control the blood pressure. An intention-to-treat analysis was used.andomised trial of effects of calcium antagonists compared with diuretics and beta-blockers on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertension: the Nordic Diltiazem (NORDIL) study. Lancet 2000; 356:359-65.