Table 2.
Distribution of metabolic and biochemical parameters among the total DASH score quintiles
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| Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Median | Q1 | Q3 | ||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 112 | 108 | 122 | 112 | 108 | 120 | 110 | 108 | 120 | 110 | 101 | 120 | 112 | 105 | 120 | 0.017* | 112 | 106 | 120 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74 | 68 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 80 | 70 | 62 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 80 | 0.050 | 72 | 68 | 80 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 100.00 | 91.30 | 112.80 | 97.40 | 89.90 | 108.05 | 96.70 | 88.40 | 108.30 | 96.85 | 88.25 | 107.15 | 96.70 | 89.00 | 106.50 | <0.001* | 97.50 | 89.10 | 108.60 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 138.80 | 93.00 | 193.40 | 123.75 | 83.20 | 190.20 | 126.20 | 82.30 | 184.10 | 117.10 | 75.40 | 173.00 | 117.90 | 78.90 | 184.80 | 0.001* | 125.00 | 83.00 | 184.20 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 189.60 | 160.50 | 218.60 | 188.20 | 159.40 | 216.20 | 189.80 | 166.50 | 218.00 | 187.90 | 162.10 | 215.20 | 183.60 | 157.00 | 212.60 | 0.034* | 187.80 | 161.20 | 215.40 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 48.70 | 42.00 | 56.70 | 49.10 | 42.30 | 57.20 | 50.50 | 43.90 | 59.10 | 49.60 | 43.00 | 57.70 | 49.20 | 42.70 | 57.70 | 0.034* | 49.50 | 42.80 | 57.70 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 113.33 | 89.18 | 134.97 | 110.29 | 89.44 | 133.40 | 113.04 | 91.20 | 136.22 | 110.50 | 88.88 | 133.10 | 106.44 | 84.04 | 127.42 | 0.017* | 110.71 | 88.66 | 133.34 |
Abbreviations: DASH=Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, DBP=diastolic blood pressure, SBP=systolic blood pressure, FBS= fasting blood sugar, TG=triacylglycerides, HDL=high-density lipoprotein, LDL=low-density lipoprotein