Table 2. – Blood pressure values and sodium, potassium and calcium urine concentrations before and after the Himalayan salt intervention (n=15).
Before | After | p1 | |
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SBD (mmHg) | 118.5 (111.0,130.5) | 117.5 (114.0,133.5) | 0.932 |
DBP (mmHg) | 70 (65.0,76.0) | 68.5 (66.0,79.0) | 0.977 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 151.5 (111.00,194.75) | 159 (134.00, 192.00) | 0.875 |
Potassium(mEq/L) | 57.5 (43.50,70.75) | 55 (40.00,74.50) | 0.362 |
Calcium(mEq/L) | 107.5 (73.75,175.25) | 96 (57.47,145.50) | 0.423 |
Values are shown as median (25th,75th). 1Wilcoxon test for non-parametric measures; HS: Himalayan Salt; SBD: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.