Table 2.

Effect of low-fructose diet on renal function, BP and uric acid in dippers and non-dippers.

	Regular (basal) diet	Low fructose diet	Regular (resumed) diet	P-value
Dippers (n = 20)
Systolic BP [mmHg]	130 ± 14	124 ± 8	123 ± 11	I versus II 0.066
Diastolic BP [mmHg]	81 ± 11	75 ± 8	71 ± 3	I versus II 0.036
Mean arterial pressure [mmHg]	97 ± 11	91 ± 7	88 ± 6	I versus II 0.041
Non-dippers (n = 8)
RR systolic [mmHg]	132 ± 12	133 ± 15	138 ± 10	NS
RR diastolic [mmHg]	76 ± 8	77± 6	74 ± 7	NS
MAP [mmHg]	94 ± 9	95 ± 9	95 ± 8	NS