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Table 3. Comparison Of Cardiovascular Parameters And Inflammatory Bio-Markers Across Ethnic Groups.

Author	Control vs experimental groups	Outcome measured (cardiovascular parameters and inflammatory bio-markers)
Author	Control vs experimental groups	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)	Leptin (ng/ml)	hsCRP (mg/l)	Fibrinogen (g/l)
Schutte et al.²⁸	OW/OB NT (n = 46)	124 ± 1.9	77 ± 1.2	73.6 ± 3.4	–	–
Schutte et al.²⁸	OW/OB HT (n = 17)	156 ± 1.9^a	91 ± 2.1^a	69.8 ± 5.7	–	–
Schutte et al.²⁶	Caucasians (n = 115)	125 (123; 128)	72.5 (70.8; 74.1)	51.4 (45.3; 57.5)	3.27 (2.56; 3.98)	3.05 (2.95; 3.15)
Schutte et al.²⁶	Africans (n = 102)	130 (126; 134)^a	77.7 (75.6; 79.8)^b	57.6 (51.6; 63.6)^a	4.59 (3.17; 6.01)	3.89 (3.67; 4.10)^b
Schutte et al.²³	Caucasians (n = 115)	119 ± 12.1	74.3±8.78	51.4 ± 32.9	3.27 ± 3.84	3.05 ± 0.56
Schutte et al.²³	Africans (n = 102)	128 ± 20.3^a	78.5±12.0	57.6 ± 30. 2^a	4.59 ± 7.20	3.89 ± 1.08^a

All three studies took place in South Africa. OW/OB NT, overweight/obese normotensive; HT, hypertensive; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

Schutte et al. 2005 results report mean ± (standard deviation); Schutte et al. 2006 values are mean ± (95% confidence intervals); Schutte et al. 2008 values are mean ± (standard deviation).

^ap < 0.05 when comparing the control versus the experimental group

^bp < 0.001 when comparing the control versus the experimental group