Baseline | 8 weeks | difference2 | ||||||||
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N | mean | ± SD | N | mean | ± SD | N | mean | ± SD | ||
Blood pressure | ||||||||||
systolic | mmHg | 354 | 159.8 | 14.7 | 348 | 133.0 | 10.8 | 341 | -27.0* | 14.5 |
diastolic | mmHg | 353 | 93.3 | 9.3 | 348 | 80.7 | 6.0 | 340 | -12.8* | 10.1 |
Fasting plasma glucose | ||||||||||
mg/dL | 354 | 85.9 | 11.5 | 205 | 86.8 | 14.5 | 203 | 1.7 | 15.0 | |
Waist circumference | ||||||||||
men | cm | 141 | 97.9 | 10.4 | 135 | 96.8 | 9.7 | 133 | -0.8* | 1.9 |
women | cm | 142 | 88.8 | 11.7 | 130 | 87.8 | 10.5 | 130 | -0.6* | 2.8 |
Triglycerides | ||||||||||
mg/dL | 351 | 138.0 | 80.6 | 197 | 137.7 | 57.6 | 195 | 0.3 | 3.86 | |
HDL Cholesterol | ||||||||||
men | mg/dL | 169 | 54.1 | 13.9 | 94 | 53.8 | 13.2 | 94 | 1.6 | 10.7 |
women | mg/dL | 183 | 67.4 | 17.3 | 96 | 66.6 | 17.1 | 95 | -0.7 | 15.8 |