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Table 2 Outcome measurements during the study

From: Improvement of intestinal flora: accompany with the antihypertensive effect of electroacupuncture on stage 1 hypertension

Characteristic

Baseline

After treatment

MD (95% CI)

P value

SBP, mean (SD) mmHg

144.69 (9.29)

140.48 (9.77)

4.36 (1.97, 6.74)

 < 0.001

DBP, mean (SD) mmHg

88.61 (8.15)

86.31 (8.02)

2.16 (0.45, 3.87)

 < 0.05

dSBP, mean (SD) mmHg

147.32 (9.88)

143.02 (10.47)

4.48 (1.92, 7.04)

 < 0.01

dDBP, mean (SD) mmHg

90.30 (8.49)

88.10.23 (8.24)

2.12 (0.38, 3.87)

 < 0.05

nSBP, mean (SD) mmHg

136.20 (12.21)

132.59 (12.90)

3.77 (0.91, 6.64)

 < 0.05

nDBP, mean (SD) mmHg

82.83 (8.78)

80.60 (9.64)

2.10 (-0.01, 4.21)

0.051

  1. Blood pressure changes after six-week EA treatment. MD mean difference, dSBP/dDBP daytime systolic/diastolic blood pressure, nSBP/nDBP nighttime systolic/diastolic blood pressure. All data were analyzed by paired-sample T test, P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant