Table 4.
Blood pressure (BP) and urinary pH over the study period for spring water and magnesium bicarbonate (supplemented) spring water groups
| Spring Water (n = 33) | Supplemented Spring Water (n = 34) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit | Day 0 | Day 84 | Day 0 | Day 84 | |
| §SUPINE SYSTOLIC BP (mm Hg) | Mean (SD) | 119.6 (13.23) | 117.4 (10.73) | 121.5 (13.32) | 121.9 (14.08) |
| Change from baseline (Day 0) (SD) | -2.3 (11.64) | 0.4 (10.74) | |||
| *P value | 0.562 | 0.1606 | |||
| §SUPINE DIASTOLIC BP (mm Hg) | Mean (SD) | 73.1 (8.88) | 72.0 (6.95) | 74.1 (8.47) | 73.9 (8.68) |
| Change from baseline (Day 0) (SD) | -1.2 (7.58) | -0.2 (6.36) | |||
| *P value | 0.650 | 0.367 | |||
| Urinary pH | Mean (SD) | 6.13 (0.93) | 6.17 (0.83) | 6.38 (0.63) | 6.66 (0.56) |
| Change from baseline (Day 0) (SD) | 0.05 (0.86) | 0.28 (0.73) | |||
| *P value | 0.197 | 0.018 | |||
*p-value comparing groups at Day 0 (italics) and for change from Day 0 to Day 84
§ Standing systolic and diastolic BP showed no significant difference between two water groups (Data not shown)