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Table 2 Blood pressure and serum uric acid concentrations of CAD patients randomized into no-intervention (NI), Pakistani almonds (PA) and American Almonds (AA) groups, at week-6 and week 12

From: Almond supplementation reduces serum uric acid in coronary artery disease patients: a randomized controlled trial

 

No Intervention

Pakistani Almonds

American Almonds

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

n = 25

n = 9

n = 27

n = 11

n = 33

n = 8

 

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Blood Pressure

 Systolic, mmHg

Week 6

128

0.5

129

0.6

126

1.7

127

0.9

127

1.7

126

1.4

 

Week 12

126

1.2

127

0.5

124

3.1

126

1.2

125

3.4

125

0.5

 Diastolic, mmHg

Week 6

71

0.3

69

0.4

67

0.5

68

0.5

67

0.2

66

0.8

 

Week 12

70

1.8

69

1.0

66

1.2

67

1.1

67

1.0

67

0.2

Uric Acid, mg/dL

Week 6

7.1

0.2

5.8

0.17

6.0*

0.22

5.1*

0.16

5.9*

0.26

4.7*

0.26

 

Week 12

7.0

0.3

5.8

0.25

5.8*

0.20

4.9*

0.15

5.6*

0.28

4.6*

0.27

  1. *p <0.05 compared to respective No-Intervention control group