Blood pressure | Baseline | Follow-up | t | p |
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All participants (n) | (n = 269) | (n = 227) | Â | Â |
   Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 126.0 (19.1) | 120.3 (17.9) | 6.01 | <0.0001 |
   Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 83.2 (12.3) | 80.2 (11.6) | 3.79 | 0.0002 |
Stratified by blood pressure diagnosis and medication history | Â | |||
Participants with normal blood pressure (n) | 157 | 120 | Â | Â |
   Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 121.4 (17.9) | 114.9 (16.3) | 3.93 | 0.0001 |
   Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 81.2 (12.0) | 77.6 (10.9) | 2.79 | 0.0061 |
Participants diagnosed with high blood pressure and taking medication (n) | 94 | 88 | Â | Â |
   Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 131.6 (18.8) | 125.6 (17.8) | 4.83 | <0.0001 |
   Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 85.7 (12.3) | 82.7 (12.3) | 2.70 | 0.0082 |
Participants diagnosed with high blood pressure but not taking medication (n) | 18 | 19 | Â | Â |
   Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 136.4 (20.1) | 129.4 (17.7) | 0.39 | 0.6997 |
   Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) | 87.7 (11.0) | 85.6 (7.8) | 0.24 | 0.8123 |