Table 2.

Decrease in systolic blood pressure (ΔSBP) and decrease in diastolic blood pressure (ΔDBP) at each follow-up visit

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 8	Week 10	Week 12	Week 16	Week 20	Week 24
ΔSBPa
Ab	0.5	− 1.1	− 7.4	− 4.7	− 3.5	− 13.2	− 7	− 5.7	− 6.8	− 8	− 9.5
B	− 1.4	− 4.6	− 10.8	− 9.9	− 8	− 16.3	− 7.9	− 6.3	− 9.2	− 15.3	− 16.1
C	− 5.3	− 12.1	− 18.1	− 14.6	− 14.4	− 25.1	− 18.5	− 15.8	− 20.6	− 25.2	− 26.4
ΔDBP
A	− 4.1	− 5.4	− 6.1	− 3.9	− 4.1	− 15.3	− 11.7	− 8.9	− 11.4	− 5.2	− 9.7
B	− 3.8	− 6.9	− 8.2	− 8.2	− 7.2	− 16.7	− 12.6	− 10.3	− 13.3	− 11.4	− 13.6
C	− 6.5	− 10.2	− 13.1	− 11	− 11.7	− 21.2	− 20.2	− 14.2	− 19.3	− 20.5	− 18.2

^aΔSBP SBP (week “x”) – SBP (week 0); ΔDBP DBP (week “x”) – DBP (week 0)

^bA standard group, B moderately intensive group, C intensive group