Table 4.

Effect of olive pomace oil (OPO) and high oleic sunflower oil (HOSO) consumption on blood pressure¹

	Normocholesterolemic n = 34		Hypercholesterolemic n = 30		P value
	OPO	HOSO	OPO	HOSO	Oil	N/H	N/H* Oil
Systolic BP (mmHg)
Initial	113 ± 60	117 ± 57	116 ± 68	118 ± 61
Relative changes from initial (%)	0.1 ± 4.6	− 0.2 ± 4.6	− 2.0 ± 6.8	− 0.4 ± 7.5	0.288	0.573	0.383
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
Initial	74 ± 46	76 ± 46	78 ± 53	77 ± 55
Relative changes from initial (%)	2.1 ± 8.6	0.8 ± 8.7	− 1.0 ± 9.0	3.3 ± 10.2	0.730	0.363	0.098

¹ Values represent the initial (pre-treatment) mean values and relative changes from initial values expressed as percentage ± SD. Relative changes from initial values were calculated from initial and final values as [(final value-initial value)/initial value] and analysed using a linear mixed model. P values in the first column correspond to the effect of taking OPO or HOSO, those of the penultimate column to the effect of the group (NC or HC), and the last column to the interaction of oil and group. Significance level was P < 0.05. BP blood pressure