Table 4 Baseline and follow-up BP measurements by subgroups.

From: Dietary management and aerobic exercise counselling on blood pressure control in subjects with prehypertension and drug-naïve stage 1 hypertension: a randomized clinical trial

 

D&E

Control

p-value for group effect at 12w

Baseline

12-week

Δ

p-value for interaction

time*group

Baseline

12-week

Δ

p-value for interaction

time*group

Age

24-hour SBP

Younger

135.7 ± 9.2

138.6 ± 11.5

2.9

0.179

134.2 ± 6.5

136.8 ± 12.0

2.6

0.261

0.822

Older

133.3 ± 9.2

134.0 ± 8.8

0.7

0.612

129.5 ± 7.3

132.2 ± 14.3

2.7

0.781

0.701

Office SBP

Younger

140.8 ± 7.9

135.2 ± 9.0

-5.6

0.435

142.4 ± 8.0

147.8 ± 18.7

5.4

0.147

0.039

Older

142.0 ± 6.7

130.1 ± 11.8

-11.9

0.002

135.5 ± 5.4

142.0 ± 13.9

6.5

0.112

0.022

Sex

24-hour SBP

Female

134.8 ± 11.4

136.0 ± 8.9

1.2

0.557

129.5 ± 9.5

135.4 ± 12.4

5.9

0.559

0.793

Male

134.2 ± 7.5

135.2 ± 10.6

1.0

0.898

132.7 ± 5.8

133.9 ± 13.9

1.2

0.431

0.925

Office SBP

Female

141.3 ± 7.3

128.8 ± 11.3

-12.5

0.005

138.1 ± 5.0

152.9 ± 22.2

14.8

0.004

< 0.001

Male

141.5 ± 7.4

134.9 ± 10.2

-6.6

0.138

139.2 ± 8.6

140.3 ± 10.3

1.1

0.546

0.259

Baseline BP

24-hour SBP

Prehypertension

134.0 ± 7.7

132.5 ± 8.2

-1.5

0.419

130.5 ± 9.0

135.7 ± 13.8

5.2

0.108

0.712

Grade 1 hypertension

134.6 ± 9.7

137.1 ± 10.3

2.5

0.268

132.8 ± 4.7

132.6 ± 12.8

-0.2

0.729

0.451

Office SBP

Prehypertension

135.1 ± 3.4

131.8 ± 4.5

-3.3

0.403

134.2 ± 4.0

143.9 ± 22.0

9.7

0.011

0.052

Grade 1 hypertension

143.6 ± 6.9

132.2 ± 12.9

-11.4

0.002

144.4 ± 7.0

145.4 ± 8.0

1.0

0.598

0.014

  1. D&E, diet and exercise group; SBP, systolic blood pressure.