Table 6.
The comparison between percent changes of blood pressure in LGI foods and HGI foods.
| HGI diet | LGI diet | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of 24-hour SBP (mmHg) | 106.95 ± 6.34 | 106.39 ± 7.23 | 0.89 |
| Mean of 24-hour DBP (mmHg) | 69.50 ± 6.08 | 68.60 ± 5.8 | 0.31 |
| Mean of 24-hour HR (bpm) | 73.35 ± 8.72 | 74.03 ± 8.46 | 0.76 |
| Changes in SBP after 24 hours (mmHg) | −1.13 ± 12.00 | −10.60 ± 15.39 | 0.08 |
| Changes in DBP after 24 hours (mmHg) | −3.10 ± 8.85 | −7.50 ± 12.38 | 0.1 |
| Changes in HR after 24 hours (bpm) | −8.40 ± 13.09 | −8.8 ± 13.94 | 0.91 |
| Changes in SBP during day (mmHg) | +2.10 ± 10.04 | −4.33 ± 9.23 | 0.38 |
| Changes in DBP during day (mmHg) | +2.23 ± 8.62 | −0.16 ± 8.7 | 0.29 |
| Changes in SBP during night (mmHg) | −3.23 ± 9.36 | −10.16 ± 14.65 | 0.01 * |
| Changes in DBP during night (mmHg) | −2.93 ± 12.83 | −8.76 ± 12.60 | 0.04 * |
| Changes in HR during day (bpm) | −2.46 ± 12.27 | −4.40 ± 8.31 | 0.51 |
| Changes in HR during night (bpm) | 4.26 ± 19.17 | 8.83 ± 13.11 | 0.21 |
∗ P ≤ 0.05; within-group comparison of baseline and 24-hour results by paired t-test for normally distributed data or by Wilcoxon test for nonnormally distributed data.