From: Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trial
Allocated group at baseline | Dark chocolate, n = 11 | Tomato extract, n = 15 | Control, n = 10 | ||||||||
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 | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||||
Time point, wks | 0 | 8 | 20 | P-valuea | 0 | 8 | 20 | P-valuea | 0 | 8 | P-valuea |
Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight, kg | 80.3 (17.7) | 80.7 (17.9) | 80.5 (18.5) | 1.0 | 74.0 (10.3) | 73.8 (10.3) | 75.3 (9.0) | .96 | 75.9 (13.7) | 75.6 (13.6) | .80 |
Body mass index | 26.9 (6.2) | 27.2 (6.9) | 27.1 (7.2) | .99 | 26.2 (3.1) | 26.2 (2.7) | 26.6 (2.7) | .96 | 26.2 (5.2) | 26.13 (5.1) | .88 |
Abdominal circumference, cm | 85.7 (9.5) | 81.9 (10.0) | 90.5 (13.0) | (.43)b | 87.5 (11.5) | 87.0 (10.2) | 89.8 (12.2) | (.84)b | 82.2 (9.3) | 90.5 (13.0) | (.22)b |
 | n = 6 | n = 7 | n = 4 |  | n = 13 | n = 12 | n = 8 |  | n = 7 | n = 6 |  |
Physical activity ≥ 30 min, d/wk | 2.9 (2.0) | 3.0 (1.8) | 2.3 (0.9) | .99 | 3.8 (2.5) | 3.5 (2.2) | 3.0 (2.0) | .61 | 3.3 (2.5) | 3.7 (2.6) | .30 |
5-point Likert scales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General healthc | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.4 (0.7) | .78 | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.0) | .92 | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.8) | .82 |
Energy levelsd | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.4 (1.3) | .89 | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.2) | .68 | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.6 (1.2) | .22 |
Moode | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.6) | .93 | 2.1 (0.7) | 2. 0 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.7) | .86 | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.5) | .20 |