Table 3. – Blood pressure values and sodium, potassium and calcium urine concentrations before and after the table salt intervention (n=16).
Before | After | p1 | |
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SBD (mmHg) | 121 (111,133.00) | 118 (109,141) | 0.463 |
DBP (mmHg) | 74 (70.00, 78.00) | 70 (67.00, 81.00) | 0.329 |
Sodium(mEq/L) | 158 (92.00,191.00) | 151 (116.00,195.00) | 0.345 |
Potassium(mEq/L) | 54 (48.00, 65.00) | 48 (37.00,64.00) | 0.173 |
Calcium(mEq/L) | 113.90 (65.70, 188.10) | 84.20 (72.00, 118.50) | 0.433 |
Values are shown as median (25th,75th). 1 Wilcoxon test for non-parametric measures; HS: Himalayan salt TS: table salt; SBD: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.