Table 8.
Mean blood pressure of the subjects before and after supplementation of Aloe vera L., and nutrition intervention (supplementation of Aloe vera L. + nutrition counselling)
| Variables | Before | After | CD | % Change | t-value | Normal range (mm Hg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Between 1 and 2 | Between 1 and 3 | Between 1 and 2 | Between 1 and 3 | |||
| Control | 3 months | 6 months | |||||||
| Group I | |||||||||
| Systolic BP | 139.6 ± 1.2 | 138.6 ± 1.3 | 138.4 ± 1.3 | NS | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 NS | 1.7 NS | 120# |
| Diastolic BP | 89.3 ± 1.2 | 87.6 ± 1.2 | 87.4 ± 1.4 | NS | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 NS | 1.7 NS | 80# |
| Experimental | SA | NI | |||||||
| Group II | |||||||||
| Systolic BP | 137.6 ± 1.7 | 131.6 ± 2.1 | 126.8 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ●● | 4.3 | 7.9 | 6.9● | 16.6● | 120# |
| Diastolic BP | 86.0 ± 1.2 | 83.1 ± 1.4 | 80.4 ± 1.1 | 1.6 ●● | 3.4 | 6.5 | 8.2● | 10.1● | 80# |
| Group III | |||||||||
| Systolic BP | 140.1 ± 1.5 | 129.8 ± 1.1 | 124.5 ± 1.7 | 3.3 ●● | 7.4 | 11.1 | 8.4● | 17.7● | 120# |
| Diastolic BP | 88.6 ± 1.3 | 83.6 ± 1.5 | 81.4 ± 1.2 | 3.0 ●● | 5.6 | 8.1 | 8.2● | 16.1● | 80# |
Values represent Mean ± SE ● = Significant 1%, ●● = Significant 5%, NS Non significant, SA Supplementation of Aloe vera L., NI Supplementation of Aloe vera L. + Nutrition counselling, # = Raghuram et al. (2007)