Table 1.
Comparison of Pre- and Post-Clinical Data for Intervention and Control Groupsa
| Variables | Intervention Group | Control Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 15 | n = 14 | |||||
| Pre | Post | P valueb | Pre | Post | P valueb | |
| Continuous Measures | ||||||
| BMI | 28.7 (7.53) | 28.8 (7.19) | .859 | 29.0 (6.04) | 29.0 (6.09) | .774 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 131.2 (11.30) | 118.7 (11.32) | .001** | 125.5 (12.04) | 124.0 (12.31) | .638 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 80.6 (8.70) | 73.7 (7.60) | .001** | 80.9 (9.01) | 77.9 (7.90) | .188 |
| Caloric Intake, cal | 2446.5 (1425.86) | 1977.7 (1053.72) | .128 | 1874.2 (752.16) | 1631.7 (631.13) | .305 |
| Sodium Intake, mg | 3955.4 (2530.53) | 3799.39 (2540.81) | .539 | 3765.5 (1953.08) | 3046.2 (1095.85) | .273 |
| HK-LS Score | 17.9 (3.07) | 19.3 (1.35) | .066 | 17.1 (2.48) | 19.1 (1.54) | .001** |
| Categorical Measures | ||||||
| BMI, kg/m2c | 1.000 | .995 | ||||
| Underweight | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | ||
| Normal or Healthy Weight | 4 (26.7) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (21.4) | 4 (28.6) | ||
| Overweight | 7 (46.7) | 7 (46.7) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | ||
| Obese | 4 (26.7) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (42.9) | 7 (50.0) | ||
| Blood Pressure‡ | .016 | .197 | ||||
| Normal | 0 (0) | 10 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (28.6) | ||
| Elevated | 6 (40.0) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | ||
| HTN Stage I | 6 (40.0) | 3 (20.0) | 6 (42.9) | 7 (50.0) | ||
| HTN Stage II | 3 (20.0) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (7.1) | ||
a
Data shown as N (%) or mean (SD).
b
P values represent pre-to-post comparisons within groups using either a 2-sided paired t-test or McNemar’s test.
c
Refer to the methods section for the BMI and blood pressure categories.
**
Correlation is significant at the .01 level (2-tailed).