Table 2. Intervention outcomes at baseline and 1-month outcome assessments.
| Intervention Outcomes | Intervention group | Control group | Difference between two sub groups (intervention-control) |
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| (n = 46) | (n = 46) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Urinary Na/K molar ratio | Before Intervention | 3.78 (1.59) | 3.64 (1.04) | ||
| After Intervention | 3.22 (1.34) | 3.59 (1.27) | |||
| Change | −0.55 (1.50) | −0.06 (1.25) | −0.50 (−1.07, 0.08) | 0.088 | |
| Urinary Na excretion, mmol/24 hours | Before Intervention | 198.6 (79.7) | 191.4 (77.6) | ||
| After Intervention | 180.1 (77.6) | 182.7 (74.7) | |||
| Change | −18.5 (63.6) | −8.7 (82.2) | −9.7 (−40.1, 20.7) | 0.528 | |
| Urinary K excretion, mmol/24 hours | Before Intervention | 56.6 (22.6) | 53.7 (17.1) | ||
| After Intervention | 59.2 (21.0) | 52.2 (17.2) | |||
| Change | 2.6 (19.5) | −1.5 (17.4) | 4.0 (−3.6, 11.7) | 0.300 | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | Before Intervention | 125.9 (17.1) | 125.8 (15.5) | ||
| After Intervention | 122.5 (17.6) | 123.6 (14.8) | |||
| Change | −3.4 (9.7) | −2.2 (8.5) | −1.3 (−5.0, 2.5) | 0.512 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | Before Intervention | 79.3 (12.2) | 77.9 (9.6) | ||
| After Intervention | 77.6 (12.0) | 76.9 (9.6) | |||
| Change | −1.7 (6.0) | −1.0 (4.2) | −0.7 (−2.9, 1.4) | 0.505 | |
| Weight, kg | Before Intervention | 62.8 (12.1) | 62.3 (11.2) | ||
| After Intervention | 62.9 (12.2) | 62.2 (11.3) | |||
| Change | 0.0 (0.9) | −0.2 (1.0) | 0.2 (−0.2, 0.5) | 0.394 | |
CI, confidence interval; Na, sodium; K, potassium; SD, standard deviation.