Table 1.
Subject characteristics
| Placebo |
Nitrite 80 mg/day |
Nitrite 160 mg/day |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Week 10 | Baseline | Week 10 | Baseline | Week 10 | |
| Age, yr | 62 ± 3 | — | 60 ± 2 | — | 63 ± 2 | — |
| Males/females, n | 6/4 | — | 5/5 | — | 6/5 | — |
| Body mass, kg | 75 ± 3 | 75 ± 3 | 71 ± 3 | 71 ± 3 | 70 ± 3 | 71 ± 3 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26 ± 1 | 26 ± 1 | 24 ± 1 | 25 ± 1 | 24 ± 1 | 24 ± 1 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 83 ± 3 | 83 ± 3 | 82 ± 3 | 83 ± 3 | 79 ± 3 | 79 ± 3 |
| Waist:hip ratio, U | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 0.85 ± 0.03 | 0.80 ± 0.03 | 0.80 ± 0.03 |
| SBP, mmHg | 121 ± 5 | 119 ± 3 | 116 ± 4 | 119 ± 4 | 122 ± 4 | 124 ± 3 |
| DBP, mmHg | 73 ± 2 | 72 ± 1 | 72 ± 2 | 74 ± 2 | 74 ± 3 | 73 ± 2 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 57 ± 3 | 57 ± 2 | 53 ± 2 | 56 ± 2 | 59 ± 2 | 59 ± 3 |
Values are means ± SE.
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.