Table 3.

Physical activity, energy expenditure and body composition in patients with resistant hypertension and well-controlled hypertension

Parameter	Time of measurement	Resistant	Hypertension	Well-controlled hypertension	P value
Physical activity of moderate or higher intensity, min	At baseline	290±254		373±220	0.06
	After 3 months	273±144	P=0.97	424±293	0.001
	After 6 months	363±284	P=0.30	421±279	0.4
Number of steps taken during 3 days	At baseline	17 361±6815		21 374±9481	0.08
	After 3 months	20 807±8539	P=0.05	243 314±11 135	0.23
	After 6 months	23067±7741	P=0.002*	25 779±11 201	0.34
MET average, during 3 days	At baseline	1.325±0.3		1.48±0.2	<0.05
	After 3 months	1.33±0.2	P=0.80	1.52±0.3	<0.05
	After 6 months	1.46±0.3	P=0.001*	1.55±0.3	0.33
Energy expenditure associated with physical activity during 3 days, (J)	At baseline	6850±5812		7585±4708	0.27
	After 3 months	6500±3303	P=0.90	8861±6505	0.41
	After 6 months	8327±5436	P=0.20	8507±6098	0.98
Total energy expenditure during 3 days (J)	At baseline	34 950±6193		33 054±6753	0.15
	After 3 months	35 310±5633	P=0.90	34 426±9123	0.23
	After 6 months	37 769±7326	P=0.06	34 172±8048	0.12
Rest time in 3 days, including a sedentary lifestyle (min)	at baseline	1573±263		1520±175	0.24
	After 3 months	1511±263	P=0.30	1573±312	0.77
	After 6 months	1458±292	P=0.03**	1483±246	0.77
Sleep during 3 days (min)	At baseline	1278±228		1298±156	0.72
	After 3 months	1238±246	P=0.80	1293±218	0.44
	After 6 months	1147±270	P=0.02**	1281±212	0.06
Total body water (l)	At baseline	43±7.2		39.1±6.6	<0.05
	After 3 months	43.6±7.4	P=0.08	39.1±7.3	<0.05
	After 6 months	44±7.3	P=0.01**	40.3±6.9	0.08
Lean body mass (kg)	At baseline	58.8±9.8		53.4±9.1	<0.05
	After 3 months	59.6±10.2	P=0.11	53.4±10	0.02
	After 6 months	60.1±9.9	P=0.01**	55.1±9.4	0.08
Fat mass (kg)	At baseline	29.9±9.1		22.6±8.1	<0.005
	After 3 months	30.6±9.6	P=0.06	23.8±8.1	0.01
	After 6 months	30.1±9.5	P=0.77	23.3±9.1	0.01
Extracellular mass (kg)	At baseline	27.8±4.7		25.3±4.0	<0.05
	After 3 months	28.9±4.5	P=0.005*	25.4±4.4	<0.005
	After 6 months	28.4±5.5	P=0.36	26.1±4.4	0.07
Body cell mass (kg)	At baseline	30.7±6.5		28.1±5.6	0.12
	After 3 months	30.6±6.4	P=0.84	28±6.2	0.08
	After 6 months	31.7±6.1	P=0.10	29±5.6	0.12
Basal metabolic rate (kcal)	At baseline	1586±26		1502±177	0.12
	After 3 months	1584±23	P=0.86	1500±194	0.09
	After 6 months	1616±195	P=0.10	1531±178	0.12

MET=metabolic equivalent, 1 MET responsible resting oxygen consumption.

Data are presented as mean±SD; ‘Conversion factors to SI units are as follows: for basal metabolic rate, 4184; for total body water, 0.001’.

*P<0.005 for the difference in the group of resistant hypertension versus baseline value.

**P<0.05 for the difference in the group of resistant hypertension versus baseline value.