TABLE 3.
Mean Monthly Blood Pressure and Stress Scoresa
| Group | Pretreatment, mean (SD), mm Hg |
Month 1, mean (SD), mm Hg |
Month 2, mean (SD), mm Hg |
Month 3, mean (SD), mm Hg |
Mean Diff, mm Hg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental (1E) | |||||
| SBPb (12.45) | 127.17 | 122.84 (14.58) | 124.15 (13.31) | 122.11 (11.83) | 5.06 |
| DBPb (8.04) | 78.63 | 75.71 (7.93) | 76.78 (9.71) | 74.95 (7.65) | 3.67 |
| Stressc (0.76) | 2.79 | 2.53 (0.60) | 2.91 (0.73) | 2.72 (0.64) | 0.07 |
| Control (2C) | |||||
| SBPb (12.34) | 130.84 | 126.74 (10.75) | 125.03 (10.64) | 126.51 (9.97) | 4.34 |
| DBPb (9.24) | 77.22 | 75.69 (7.76) | 75.62 (9.16) | 75.97 (9.07) | 1.24 |
| Stressc (0.79) | 2.72 | 2.57 (0.70) | 2.48 (0.53) | 2.38 (0.60) | 0.34 |
| Delayed experimental (2DE)d | |||||
| SBP (13.29) | 130.81 | 126.29 (6.43) | 125.45 (9.60) | 126.92 (8.66) | 3.88 |
| DBP (10.51) | 76.39 | 75.70 (9.12) | 75.75 (10.79) | 76.53 (9.78) | − 0.14 |
| Stress (0.86) | 2.62 | 2.28 (0.55) | 2.35 (0.78) | 2.35 (0.76) | 0.25 |
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; Mean Diff, mean difference between pretreatment scores and month 3 (Mpretreatment − Mmonth3 = M Diff); SBP, systolic blood pressure.
a
Means do not differ significantly between initial treatment and control groups.
b
Participants were included if they submitted at least 2 BP scores/month (n = 18).
c
Participants were included if they submitted at least 2 BP scores and 2 stress scores per month (n = 15).
d
Participants only included if they completed delay treatment paradigm (n = 12).