Table 1 Blood pressure and anthropometrics before and after the 8-wk intervention periods
From: Dark chocolate and reduced snack consumption in mildly hypertensive adults: an intervention study
Dark chocolate period | Control period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
baselinea | 8 wk | baseline | 8 wk | p b | ||
clinical SBPc | (mmHg) | 142 (11.5) | 142 (14.2) | 142 (11.7) | 141 (9.9) | ns. |
clinical DBPd | (mmHg) | 89 (8.4) | 88 (9.4) | 89 (9.0) | 88 (10.1) | ns. |
24 h SBP (24 h)e | (mmHg) | 137 (11.4) | 138 (9.9) | 140 (9.8) | 142 (10.5) | ns. |
24 h DBP (24 h) | (mmHg) | 82 (10.2) | 82 (9.2) | 84 (9.4) | 84 (9.6) | ns. |
day SBP (24 h) | (mmHg) | 142 (11.2) | 143 (9.2) | 144 (7.8) | 146 (10.6) | ns. |
day DBP(24 h) | (mmHg) | 86 (10.2) | 86 (8.8) | 87 (9.0) | 88 (10.1) | ns. |
night SBP(24 h) | (mmHg) | 120 (11.4) | 120 (13.3) | 121 (10.1) | 125 (11.8) | ns. |
night DBP(24 h) | (mmHg) | 69 (10.1) | 67 (10.4) | 68 (10.6) | 70 (8.4) | ns. |
night SBP dipf | (%) | 15.1 (3.7) | 16.4 (5.7) | 15.8 (3.9) | 14.3 (5.8) | ns. |
night DBP dip | (%) | 20.4 (5.1) | 21.6 (6.2) | 21.9 (6.9) | 20.5 (6.5) | ns. |
CAVIg (right) | 7.68 (0.88) | 7.76 (0.89) | 7.92 (0.98) | 7.87 (0.90) | ns. | |
CAVI (left) | 7.63 (0.88) | 7.60 (0.88) | 7.74 (0.94) | 7.77 (0.90) | ns. | |
weight | (kg) | 85.5 (16.4) | 85.4 (16.0) | 85.7 (16.5) | 84.7 (16.4) | 0.027 |
fat mass | (kg) | 24.4 (10.3) | 23.7 (10.2) | 24.3 (9.9) | 23.5 (9.8) | ns. |
body fat | (%) | 28.0 (9.0) | 27.2 (9.2) | 27.8 (8.6) | 27.3 (9.1) | ns. |
visceral fat | (mm2) | 125 (34) | 123 (35) | 126 (34) | 121 (33) | ns. |