Table 2.

Blood pressure values and blood pressure control at each time period

Variable	Baseline	9 month (clinical trial)	18 month (9-month post- Clinical trial)	27 month (18-month post clinical Trial)
Control (n=39)
SBP	150.1 ±9.6	132.0 ±15.1*	143.3 ±17.5**	141.2 ±15.8**
DBP	85.4 ±10.7	79.1 ±11.7	75.7 ±9.5	77.1 ±11.3
BP control (%)†	0	48.7%#	30.8%##	35.9%§
Intervention (n=65)
SBP	152.5 ±9.5	124.5 ±10.7*	131.0 ±12.2**	131.3 ±13.0**
DBP	85.5 ±12.2	75.2 ±10.2	77.1 ±8.7	76.3 ±11.7
BP control (%)*	0	78.5%#	53.9%##	55.3%§

^†BP control defined as <130/80 mm Hg for patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease and <140/90 for non-diabetic patients.

Between group differences:

^*p = 0.0038;

^**p < 0.001;

^#p=0.0017,

^##p=0.02,

^§p=0.05