Table 3. Average values for Body weight, Body Mass Index and Waist circumference at baseline and after six months in the five groups stratified by initial systolic blood pressure.
| Body weight (kg) | Body mass index (kg/m2) | Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Six months | p | Δ | Baseline | Six months |
p | Δ | Baseline | Six months |
p | Δ | |
| Group 1 (>160 mmHg) |
83.3 | 80.0 | *** | −3.3 | 28.8 | 27.7 | *** | −1.1 | 103.3 | 99.7 | *** | −3.6 |
| Group 2 (150–159 mmHg) |
82.9 | 80.1 | ** | −2.8 | 29.3 | 28.4 | ** | −0.9 | 103.0 | 99.8 | *** | −3.3 |
| Group 3 (140–149 mmHg) |
77.8 | 75.8 | *** | −2.0 | 27.6 | 26.9 | *** | −0.7 | 97.7 | 95.8 | *** | −1.9 |
| Group 4 (130–139 mmHg) |
74.1 | 71.7 | *** | −2.3 | 27.5 | 26.7 | *** | −0.9 | 96.0 | 92.4 | *** | −3.5 |
| Group 5 (120–129 mmHg) |
69.4 | 67.8 | *** | −1.6 | 25.4 | 24.8 | *** | −0.6 | 90.3 | 88 | *** | −2.3 |
Notes.
**
P < 0.001.
***
P < 0.0001.