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. 2019 Jun 25;110(2):340–348. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz116

TABLE 2.

Effect of HDD versus LDD on blood pressure, body composition, blood lipids, dietary intakes, and 24-h urinary excretions1

Intervention Effect HDD as compared to LDD2
Variable LDD (n = 46) HDD (n = 46) ∆ (n = 46) 95% CI P
Blood pressure
 SBP, mm Hg 132.1 ± 15.7 127.5 ± 15.3 −4.6 ± 11.2 −8.0, −1.2 0.009
 DBP, mm Hg 81.8 ± 9.2 78.8 ± 10.4 −3.0 ± 6.7 −5.0, −1.0 0.005
 Pulse rate, per min 60.5 ± 7.4 59.9 ± 8.2 −0.7 ± 5.0 −2.2, 0.8 0.359
Body composition
 Weight, kg 83.6 ± 9.8 84.0 ± 9.8 0.4 ± 1.0 0.1, 0.7 0.008
 BMI, kg/m2 27.7 ± 1.9 27.8 ± 1.9 0.1 ± 0.3 0.04, 0.2 0.007
 WC, cm 94.8 ± 8.7 95.2 ± 8.7 0.5 ± 2.5 −0.3, 1.2 0.195
 HC, cm 106.2 ± 4.9 106.2 ± 5.3 0.09 ± 2.3 −0.6, 0.8 0.800
 Total body fat, % 34.3 ± 8.1 34.7 ± 8.1 0.4 ± 2.1 −0.2, 1.0 0.212
Blood lipids3
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L 5.3 ± 0.9 5.2 ± 0.8 −0.03 ± 0.4 −0.2, 0.09 0.622
 HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L 1.4 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 0.3 −0.05 ± 0.1 −0.09, −0.02 0.002
 LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L 3.6 ± 0.8 3.5 ± 0.8 −0.02 ± 0.4 −0.1, 0.09 0.777
 Triglycerides, mmol/L 1.2 ± 0.5 1.2 ± 0.6 0.1 ± 0.4 −0.008, 0.2 0.068
Dietary intakes4
 Energy, kcal/d 2151.1 ± 461.8 2304.4 ± 589.7 153.3 ± 424.7 24.2, 282.4 0.021
 Protein, g/d 78.4 ± 18.0 109.3 ± 25.6 30.9 ± 19.3 25.1, 36.8 <0.001
 Calcium, mg/d 719.0 ± 157.4 1956.8 ± 283.0 1237.8 ± 303.0 1145.7, 1329.9 <0.001
 Sodium, mg/d 2621.4 ± 691.6 2742.5 ± 803.3 121.2 ± 873.5 −144.4, 386.7 0.363
 Potassium, mg/d 3379.9 ± 673.9 4100.2 ± 847.4 720.4 ± 809.6 474.2, 966.5 <0.001
 Magnesium, mg/d 363.0 ± 99.2 409.4 ± 93.0 46.5 ± 114.0 11.8, 81.1 0.010
24-h urinary excretions, mmol/24 h
 Urea 377.1 ± 126.8 482.0 ± 121.9 104.9 ± 123.8 68.1, 141.6 <0.001
 Calcium 4.1 ± 1.8 5.0 ± 2.4 0.8 ± 1.7 0.3, 1.4 0.002
 Sodium 148.0 ± 63.1 145.1 ± 67.4 −2.9 ± 56.9 −19.8, 14.0 0.729
 Potassium 85.8 ± 25.7 98.7 ± 27.6 12.9 ± 29.3 4.2, 21.6 0.005
 Magnesium 4.7 ± 2.0 4.5 ± 1.4 −0.2 ± 2.2 −0.8, 0.5 0.563
1

Values are presented as mean ± SD. Analyses were performed based on complete cases. Pvalues were obtained from paired ttests. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HC, hip circumference; HDD, high dairy diet; LDD, low dairy diet; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.

2

∆ was calculated as LDD minus HDD.

3

Blood lipids were measured in plasma.

4

Dietary intakes were calculated from food diaries.