Table 4.
Results from the stratified analysis.
| (A) High-normal BP | Placebo | Test | ||||||||
| Week | n | Mean | (SD) | n | Mean | (SD) | Δ BP | p | ||
| SBP | 0 | 19 | 135.0 | (3.0) | 19 | 135.1 | (3.7) | 0.1 (−2.1 to 2.3) |
0.9426 | |
| 12 | 19 | 134.7 | (10.5) | 17 | 128.0 | (8.2) | −6.8 (−13.2 to −0.3) |
0.0397 | ||
| DBP | 0 | 19 | 84.3 | (4.2) | 19 | 86.0 | (4.0) | 1.7 (−1.0 to 4.4) |
0.2205 | |
| 12 | 19 | 83.6 | (5.3) | 17 | 82.0 | (7.6) | −1.6 (−6.0 to 2.8) |
0.4631 | ||
| (B) Grade 1 HT | Placebo | Test | ||||||||
| Week | n | Mean | (SD) | n | Mean | (SD) | ΔBP | p | ||
| SBP | 0 | 24 | 144.0 | (7.1) | 24 | 144.5 | (7.8) | 0.5 (−3.9 to 4.8) |
0.8247 | |
| 12 | 23 | 139.1 | (6.9) | 24 | 136.3 | (11.1) | −2.8 (−8.3 to 2.6) |
0.2995 | ||
| DBP | 0 | 24 | 93.4 | (4.2) | 24 | 93.7 | (4.2) | 0.2 (−2.2 to 2.7) |
0.8495 | |
| 12 | 23 | 89.8 | (4.7) | 24 | 90.5 | (6.3) | 0.6 (−2.6 to 3.9) |
0.6989 | ||
Each value is expressed as the mean (SD). High-normal BP: high-normal blood pressure; Grade 1 HT: grade 1 hypertension. ΔBP indicates the difference in the averages of the test group and the placebo group (95% confidence interval).