Table 2.

Baseline characteristics overall and according to diet

	Overall (N = 103)	Control Diet (N = 52)	DASH Diet (N = 51)
Age, years	51.5 (9.7)	53.0 (9.7)	49.9 (9.7)
Women, %	55.3	48.1	62.7
Black, %	74.8	69.2	80.4
High Blood Pressure*, %	34.0	38.5	29.4
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic	135.6 (8.7)	136.6 (8.8)	134.6 (8.7)
Diastolic	85.6 (3.8)	85.6 (3.7)	85.6 (4.0)
Body mass index, kg/m2	29.5 (4.4)	30.0 (4.8)	29.1 (3.9)
Body mass index ≥30, %	41.7	46.2	37.3
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2	93.7 (21.0)	93.9 (19.2)	93.4 (22.8)
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	13.4 (3.1)	13.3 (3.0)	13.4 (3.2)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	99.8 (18.5)	99.1 (20.3)	100.6 (16.6)
Fasting triglycerides, mg/dL	122.1 (151.7)	116.5 (65.4)	127.8 (206.2)
Uric acid, mg/dL	5.0 (1.3)	5.0 (1.3)	4.9 (1.3)
Alcohol intake, g/d	1.3 (2.5)	1.5 (2.6)	1.2 (2.3)

^*Defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg.