Table 1.
Blood pressure in control and Rhubarb groups before and after 12 weeks of treatment.
| Serial number | Parameter | Group | 0 week mean ± SD |
12 weeks mean ± SD |
% change after 12 weeks | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBP (mm Hg) | I | 150.40 ± 17.62 | 136.62 ± 16.45b | (−) 9.16% | 22.81 to 32.90 |
| II | 152.97 ± 20.60 | 132.60 ± 8.79b1 | (−) 13.31% | 31.93 to 44.30 | ||
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| 2 | DBP (mm Hg) | I | 87.32 ± 10.43 | 85.98 ± 9.65 | (−) 1.53% | 12.43 to 22.92 |
| II | 88.02 ± 12.40 | 84.73 ± 9.31b1 | (−) 4.40% | 12.97 to 23.30 | ||
Values are mean ± SD; P < 0.05 was considered significant; b P < 0.01 compared to 0 week value of respective group; 1 P < 0.05 compared to control group. I: Control; II: Rhubarb; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; (−) decrease.