TABLE 3.

Office and home blood pressure according to reported frequency of fruit consumption in total population (n = 2283)

		Banana consumption		Apple/pear consumption		Oranges/citrus fruit consumption
		Mean ± SD	Count	Mean ± SD	Count	Mean ± SD	Count
Office SBP	Not every week	130.0 ±17.2	601	131.8 ±17.7	510	130.6 ±17.1	634
	1–2 times per week	130.2 ±17.0	752	128.9 ±16.7	761	130.8 ±16.9	767
	3–4 times per week	130.2 ±16.9	442	130.5 ±16.4	448	129.4 ±17.0	406
	At least five times per week	129.0 ±16.6	488	129.0 ±17.0	564	127.8 ±16.6	476
	p value (unadjusted/adjusted)	.340 / .560		.050 / .095		.003 / <.001
Office DBP	Not every week	82.1 ±10.3	601	83.1 ±10.6	510	82.6 ±10.5	634
	1–2 times per week	82.1 ±9.9	752	81.5 ±9.7	761	82.3 ±9.8	767
	3–4 times per week	82.1 ±9.9	442	82.5 ±9.9	448	81.9 ±10.1	406
	At least five times per week	81.3 ±9.6	488	81.0 ±9.5	564	80.5 ±9.2	476
	p value (unadjusted/adjusted)	.176 / .935		.007 / .013		<.001 / <.001
Home SBP	Not every week	119.5 ±13.6	601	120.9 ±13.8	510	119.7 ±13.5	634
	1–2 times per week	118.7 ±13.5	752	118.1 ±13.1	761	119.2 ±13.1	767
	3–4 times per week	118.2 ±13.2	442	118.1 ±12.9	448	117.4 ±13.3	406
	At least five times per week	116.8 ±13.1	488	117.0 ±13.6	564	116.3 ±13.5	476
	p value (unadjusted/adjusted)	<.001 / .224		<.001 / .048		<.001 / .009
Home DBP	Not every week	77.4 ±8.5	601	78.0 ±8.7	510	77.5 ±8.5	634
	1–2 times per week	76.7 ±8.5	752	76.6 ±8.3	761	77.0 ±8.4	767
	3–4 times per week	76.7 ±8.5	442	76.6 ±8.6	448	76.2 ±8.7	406
	At least five times per week	75.5 ±8.3	488	75.4 ±8.2	564	75.1 ±8.2	476
	p value (unadjusted/adjusted)	<.001 / .135		<.001 / .003		<.001 / <.001

Data presented as mean and standard deviation with p for trend from linear regression. Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking habits, frequency of alcohol consumption, salt consumption, educational level, physical activity, cholesterol, HbA1c and creatinine levels.