. 2020 Jul 19;2020:2379061. doi: 10.1155/2020/2379061

Table 4.

Comparison of blood pressure readings over four months of participants by study groups.

Blood pressure (mmHg)	Readings (monthly)		Group			P value
			Control (N = 59)	Experimental (N = 63)
Systolic	1 (baseline)		156.7 ± 21.4	161.2 ± 25.5		0.298^¥
	2		150.0 ± 21.4	145.1 ± 22.0		0.218^¥
	3		152.4 ± 20.5	141.0 ± 23.5		0.005^¥
	4		149.1 ± 21.1	137.6 ± 22.9		0.005^¥
Diastolic	1 (baseline)		97.0 ± 12.5	99.2 ± 13.6		0.351^¥
	2		92.9 ± 10.7	89.4 ± 13.2		0.119^¥
	3		94.0 ± 9.4	87.8 ± 11.7		0.002^¥
	4		89.7 ± 8.2	85.1 ± 10.8		0.009^¥

Blood pressure (mmHg)	Group
	Control (N = 59)		P value	Experimental (N = 63)		P value
	Before	After		Before	After
Systolic	156.7 ± 21.4	149.1 ± 21.2	0.294	161.2 ± 25.5	137.6 ± 22.9	0.005^ǂ
Diastolic	97.0 ± 12.5	88.7 ± 8.2	0.351	99.2 ± 13.6	85.1 ± 10.8	0.009^ǂ

^¥Independent t-test and ^ǂpaired t-test were performed. Data are presented as mean ± SD (standard deviation). Bold values are significant at P < 0.05.