Table 3. Dietary intake of sodium and potassium according to the groups of study.
Variables | Groups | p value† | |||||||
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Placebo | Intervention | ||||||||
Baseline | Endline | Change | p value* | Baseline | Endline | Change | p value* | ||
Sodium consumption (mg) | 3,762.6 ± 2,448.7 | 897.6 ± 247.9 | −932.6 ± 1,199.2 | 0.007 | 2,200.0 ± 1,242.9 | 932.3 ± 314.3 | −365.5 ± 670.5 | 0.002 | 0.615 |
Potassium consumption (mg) | 2,577.3 ± 126.5 | 2,368.0 ± 567.5 | −902.2 ± 1,506.3 | 0.349 | 2,611.5 ± 573.1 | 2,237.2 ± 552.3 | −61.7 ± 1,049.8 | 0.025 | 0.220 |
Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
*Comparison between baseline and after intervention in both groups; †Comparison between 2 groups.