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. 2017 Feb 14;30(4):427–434. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpw200

Table 2.

Characteristics of 1,906 GenSalt dietary intervention participants

Variable Mean ± SD or percentage Median (interquartile range)
Age, years 38.7 ± 9.6 39.0 (33.0, 46.0)
Men, % 53.0
BMI, kg/m2 23.3 ± 3.2 22.9 (21.1, 25.2)
SBP, mm Hg
 Baseline 116.9 ± 14.2 115.8 (106.4, 127.1)
 Response to low-sodium intake −5.5 ± 7.0* −4.4 (−8.9, −1.3)
 Response to high-sodium intake 4.9 ± 6.0* 4.7 (0.6, 8.2)
DBP, mm Hg
 Baseline 73.7 ± 10.3 73.3 (66.7, 80.7)
 Response to low-sodium intake −2.8 ± 5.5* −2.7 (−5.6, 0.4)
 Response to high-sodium intake 1.9 ± 5.4* 1.8 (−1.6, 5.3)
MAP, mm Hg
 Baseline 88.1 ± 10.9 87.7 (80.0, 95.4)
 Response to low-sodium intake −3.7 ± 5.3* −3.3 (−6.6, −0.6)
 Response to high-sodium intake 2.9 ± 5.0* 2.7 (−0.4, 5.9)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure. *P value <0.0001 when compared to no BP change during sodium interventions.

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