Low-flavanol | High-flavanol | Pvalue of change between treatments | |
---|---|---|---|
Chocolate | Chocolate | ||
(n = 21) | (n = 23) | ||
FMD (%) | |||
0 min (baseline) | 13.3 ± 3.8 | 11.9 ± 4.7 | - |
60 min | 13.0 ± 4.3 | 10.2 ± 3.1 | 0.50 |
120 min | 12.1 ± 3.0 | 10.8 ± 4.2 | 0.99 |
180 min | 11.0 ± 2.8 | 11.6 ± 3.7 | 0.18 |
P value (60 vs. 0 min) | 0.82 | 0.18 | |
P value (120 vs. 0 min) | 0.35 | 0.24 | |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | 0.16 | 0.77 | |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | |||
0 min (baseline) | 105.9 ± 7.8 | 109.4 ± 7.6 | - |
60 min | 107.0 ± 5.7 | 110.3 ± 6.8 | 0.95 |
120 min | 105.3 ± 6.0 | 110.0 ± 7.1 | 0.49 |
180 min | 105.8 ± 5.7 | 108.7 ± 6.3 | 0.72 |
P value (60 vs. 0 min) | 0.38 | 0.39 | |
P value (120 vs. 0 min) | 0.59 | 0.66 | |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | 0.86 | 0.55 | |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | |||
0 min (baseline) | 64.2 ± 6.2 | 66.8 ± 6.3 | - |
60 min | 64.2 ± 5.9 | 64.5 ± 5.1 | 0.07 |
120 min | 64.0 ± 5.1 | 66.1 ± 5.6 | 0.68 |
180 min | 64.2 ± 4.9 | 66.4 ± 5.1 | 0.81 |
P value (60 vs. 0 min) | 0.98 | 0.01 | |
P value (120 vs. 0 min) | 0.73 | 0.36 | |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | 0.94 | 0.68 | |
Mean arterial BP (mmHg) | |||
0 min (baseline) | 78.1 ± 6.5 | 81.0 ± 5.9 | - |
60 min | 78.5 ± 5.4 | 79.8 ± 5.2 | 0.16 |
120 min | 77.8 ± 5.1 | 80.7 ± 5.7 | 0.92 |
180 min | 78.0 ± 4.8 | 80.5 ± 4.9 | 0.73 |
P value (60 vs. 0 min) | 0.72 | 0.08 | |
P value (120 vs. 0 min) | 0.64 | 0.69 | |
P value (180 vs. 0 min) | 0.90 | 0.52 |