These associations were independent of age, sex, race,
baseline systolic blood pressure, education, BMI, daily alcohol consumption, and level of physical activity.
Most surprisingly, say the researchers, a participant who had
a baseline systolic blood pressure of 150 or greater and was consuming the combination low - sodium / DASH diet had an average reduction of 21 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure compared to the high - sodium control diet.
Not exact matches
Although both study groups showed a statistically significant decrease at six months compared with
baseline -LRB--14.1 mmHg for renal denervation compared to -11.7 mmHg for the sham treatment control), the difference of -2.29 mmHg in office
systolic blood pressure between the two arms was not significant.
Renal denervation failed to achieve the primary efficacy endpoint of a decrease in
systolic blood pressure measured in the doctor's office from
baseline to six months or the powered secondary efficacy endpoint of decrease in average 24 - hour levels by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, which provides more reliable readings.
Another 2011 study confirmed this observation; not only was lower sodium excretion associated with higher CVD mortality, but
baseline sodium excretion did not predict the incidence of hypertension, and any associations between
systolic pressure and sodium excretion did not translate into less morbidity or improved survival.
Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate were measured in both participants at
baseline and throughout the conversation.