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Table 2 Pooled outcome measures of music intervention arms of included studies

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis of music interventions in hypertension treatment: a quest for answers

First author

SBP baseline (mmHg)

SBP end (mmHg)

DBP baseline (mmHg)

DBP end (mmHg)

Mean SBP reduction (mmHg)

Mean DBP reduction (mmHg)

 Bekiroglu [18]

128.2 (6.7)

115.2 (5.3)

77.5a(−)

70.0a(−)

13.0a(−)

7.5a(−)

 Modesti [2]

131.0 (13.0)

129.7a(−)

79.0 (9.1)

77.6a(−)

1.3 (7.0)

1.4 (5.4)

 Zanini [19]

149.7 (6.4)

133.8 (13.4)

89.1 (9.1)

80.1 (10.6)

15.9a(−)

9.0a(−)

 Chan [20]

143.8 (23.8)

130.1 (28.1)

73.1 (11.5)

67.7 (14.0)

17.3a(−)

5.4a(−)

 Tang [25]

145.0 (19.0)

139.0 (17.0)

74.0 (10.0)

71.0 (10.0)

6.0a(−)

3.0a(−)

 Altena [24]

133.9 (15.7)

131.0 (11.5)

78.4 (11.1)

75.0 (13.2)

2.9 (6.1)

3.4 (9.2)

 Pandic [22]

151.8 (15.7)

135.1 (10.6)

82.7 (9.8)

78.7 (7.7)

16.0a(−)

4.1a(−)

 Logtenberg [23]

150.4 (8.2)

138.2 (10.3)

87.0 (8.3)

81.5 (8.3)

12.2 (9.4)

5.5 (7.5)

 Schein [21]

154.7 (8.5)

143.4a(−)

93.4 (7.1)

87.8a(−)

11.3 (12.8)

5.6 (6.2)

 Grossman [26]

155.0 (11.0)

152.1 (12.1)

94.0 (6.0)

92.5 (9.1)

2.9 (12.1)

1.5 (9.1)

 R-E model

144.4

134.3

83.6

78.2

6.0

3.5

 (95 % CI)

(136.7–152.1)

(124.0–144.5)

(78.2–88.9)

(72.6–83.8)

(1.5–10.4)

(1.4–5.7)

 Heterogeneity

X 2 P < 0.001

X 2 P < 0.001

X 2 P < 0.001

X 2 P < 0.001

X 2 P < 0.001

X2 P = 0.061

 

I2 = 97 %

I2 = 97 %

I2 = 95 %

I2 = 91 %

I2 = 84 %

I2 = 56 %

  1. Data expressed as “mean (SD)”, “mean (95 % CI)” or proportions
  2. R-E model random-effects model, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
  3. aExcluded from analysis due to unavailable measures of dispersion