Table 2.
Participant characteristics at baseline, by the intervention groupa.
| High Tomato n = 81 |
Lycopene n = 68 |
Control n = 76 |
P b | |
| Age (years) | 51.0 (0.7)c | 51.1 (0.9) | 51.1 (0.7) | 0.889 |
| Sex (n) | ||||
| Men Women |
35 46 |
28 40 |
30 46 |
0.878e |
| Current smokers (n) | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 (0.5) | 26.7 (0.5) | 26.8 (0.5) | 0.831 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 88.1 (1.2) | 89.0 (1.4) | 88.2 (1.3) | 0.907 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 129.4 (1.8) | 130.8 (2.1) | 130.8 (1.7) | 0.953 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 78.8 (1.4) | 79.6 (1.3) | 79.0 (1.1) | 0.380 |
| Pulse wave velocity (m/s) | 8.20 (0.25) | 8.34 (0.29) | 8.32 (0.19) | 0.605 |
| Stiffness index (m/s)d | 8.2 (0.3) | 7.7 (0.3) | 7.6 (0.2) | 0.272 |
| Alcohol (g/day) | 12.0 (1.2) | 11.1 (1.2) | 13.0 (1.4) | 0.479 |
a
BP, blood pressure; BMI, body mass index.
b
Differences between groups were assessed by using two-factor ANOVA (p < 0.05).
c
Mean (SEM) (all such values).
d
Calculated by using pulse contour analysis.
e
Pearson's chi-squared test.