TABLE 7.
Changes in hemodynamic variables in response to a hypocaloric low-carbohydrate (n = 12) and low-fat diet (n = 12)
| Variable | Low-carbohydrate diet |
Low-fat diet |
Between-group P† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before diet | After diet | P* | Before diet | After diet | P* | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122 ± 12 | 114 ± 10 | <0.01 | 127 ± 15 | 119 ± 11 | 0.03 | 0.91 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70 ± 7 | 65 ± 8 | 0.03 | 77 ± 9 | 71 ± 7 | <0.01 | 0.73 |
| Augmentation (mm/Hg) | 7.4 ± 7.1 | 8.4 ± 5.4 | 0.44 | 9.2 ± 7.4 | 8.3 ± 7.8 | 0.37 | 0.24 |
| Aortic augmentation index (%) | 12.3 ± 12.2 | 14.5 ± 11.9 | 0.32 | 17.0 ± 14.4 | 13.3 ± 16.3 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Time-to-wave reflection (ms) | 151 ± 20 | 156 ± 25 | 0.50 | 152 ± 23 | 161 ± 29 | 0.05 | 0.55 |
| Brachial pulse-wave velocity (ms) | 8.3 ± 0.6 | 8.2 ± 0.7 | 0.61 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 8.1 ± 1.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Data are means ± SD.
*Within-group comparisons analyzed by paired-samples t test.
†Between-group comparisons analyzed by ANOVA.