Table 3.
Changes in BP and serum lipids
| DASH + WM | DASH | Usual Care |
P
Treatment vs. Usual Care |
P
DASH + WM vs. DASH |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic BP (mm Hg), mean (95% CI) | −16.1 (−13.0, 19.2) | −11.2 (−8.1, −14.3) | −3.4 (−0.4, −6.4) | <0.001 | 0.020 |
| Diastolic BP, mean (95% CI) | −9.9 (−8.1, −11.6) | −7.5 (−5.8, −9.3) | −3.8 (−2.2, −5.5) | <0.001 | 0.048 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (95% CI) | −20.8 (−27.7, −13.8) | −8.1 (−1.0, −15.3) | 3.4 (−3.3, 9.9) | <0.001 | 0.020 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (95% CI) | −14.2 (−8.2, −20.3) | −5.5 (0.7, −11.7) | 3.2 (−9.0, 2.5) | <0.001 | 0.044 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (95% CI) | −0.1 (−1.8, 1.7) | −3.3 (−3.8, −2.7) | −0.5 (−2.1, 1.2) | 0.757 | 0.029 |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; DASH, DASH diet; DASH + WM, DASH diet and weight management; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.