Table 3.
Comparison of the mean changes in diastolic blood pressure in the intervention and control groups before and after the intervention
| Sessions |
Mean diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group
± SD |
Mean diastolic blood pressure in the control group
± SD |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before the intervention | After the intervention | Before the intervention | After the intervention | |
| 1th session | 93.86±14.43 | 88.73±12.64 | 90.90±16.19 | 88.75±14.68 |
| 2nd session | 87.08±10.33 | 81.66±8.91 | 93.26±15.40 | 91.26±14.13 |
| 3rd session | 90.60±11.86 | 84.22±11.13 | 91.95±10.57 | 90.21±9.26 |
| 4th session | 91.26±11.01 | 86.35±10.12 | 92.36±11.66 | 90.09±10.38 |
| 5th session | 90.77±11.67 | 86.20±10.33 | 93.24±11.33 | 90.97±10.85 |
| 6th session | 90.02±10.53 | 84.28±8.03 | 90.63±9.35 | 89.21±8.07 |
| 7th session | 88.44±11.54 | 83.35±9.76 | 90.53±8.45 | 89.19±7.77 |
| 8th session | 88.68±9.46 | 83.80±8.99 | 92.53±10.78 | 91.09±9.39 |
| 9th session | 91.62±11.04 | 88.53±9.90 | 91.12±10.46 | 89.97±8.85 |
| 10th session | 92.86±9.35 | 89.17±8.75 | 94.51±10.15 | 93.29±9.31 |
| 11th session | 92.26±8.49 | 87.88±7.69 | 90.58±7.36 | 89.89±7.02 |
| 12th session | 90.44±7.97 | 86.42±6.89 | 91.90±9.64 | 91.36±8.75 |
| Used test | Repeated measures ANOVA | Repeated measures ANOVA | ||
| F | 7.36 | 1.2 | ||
| P value | P<0.001 | P=0.23 | ||