In a random - effects model, the pooled
mean diastolic blood pressure was lower among breastfed infants (difference: — 0.5 mmHg, 95 percent CI: — 0.9, — 0.04; p = 0.03).
Not exact matches
Articles were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: 1) having been breastfed in infancy was compared with bottle (artificial) feeding, 2) systolic or
diastolic blood pressure had been measured as an outcome, and 3) an estimate of the
mean difference in
blood pressure between breast - and bottle - fed groups could be extracted from the article.
Those who took part in the SAGE survey were categorized as hypertensive if the
mean of two measurements was equal or greater than 140mmHg (systolic
blood pressure) or 90mmHg (
diastolic blood pressure), or if they were taking treatment for hypertension.
As a bonus benefit, systolic,
diastolic and
mean blood pressure all fell significantly.
It notes: «In a study of 331 very old patients,
mean (SD) age 85 (7) years, low BMI, low
diastolic blood pressure, low total and HDL cholesterol and high insulin sensitivity predicted total mortality, indicating a «reverse metabolic syndrome» that is probably attributable to malnutrition and / or chronic disorders which have a negative impact on survival [1].»
Paleolithic nutrition resulted in greater short - term improvements than did the control diets (random - effects model) for waist circumference (
mean difference: − 2.38 cm; 95 % CI: − 4.73, − 0.04 cm), triglycerides (− 0.40 mmol / L; 95 % CI: − 0.76, − 0.04 mmol / L), systolic
blood pressure (− 3.64 mm Hg; 95 % CI: − 7.36, 0.08 mm Hg),
diastolic blood pressure (− 2.48 mm Hg; 95 % CI: − 4.98, 0.02 mm Hg), HDL cholesterol (0.12 mmol / L; 95 % CI: − 0.03, 0.28 mmol / L), and fasting
blood sugar (− 0.16 mmol / L; 95 % CI: − 0.44, 0.11 mmol / L).
The combination diet reduced
mean 24 - hour ambulatory systolic
blood pressure by 4.5 mm Hg more than the control diet did and
diastolic blood pressure by 2.7 mm Hg more (P < 0.001 for each).
Body condition score is signi?cantly correlated with systolic,
diastolic, and
mean arterial
blood pressure This study was conducted in collaboration with the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Spain, and examined the association between weight status and hypertension in otherwise healthy dogs.