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Table 3 Mean blood pressures (mean ± s.d) before and after the 12-week intervention in Omega3Q10 and soybean oil groups

From: Effects of 12-week supplementation of marine Omega-3 PUFA-based formulation Omega3Q10 in older adults with prehypertension and/or elevated blood cholesterol

Blood pressure

(BP, mmHg)

Before intervention

After intervention

Declined value

Systolic BP

 Omega3Q10

132.3 ± 5.5

130.7 ± 7.3

1.6 ± 7.3

 Soybean oil

131.8 ± 9.3

129.7 ± 8.7

2.0 ± 10.4

 (t, P)

0.36, 0.72

0.58, 0.56

0.22, 0.83

Diastolic BP

 Omega3Q10

81.6 ± 5.3

79.3 ± 5.2*

2.3 ± 5.9

 Soybean oil

80.4 ± 6.1

79.1 ± 5.3

1.3 ± 7.9

 (t, P)

1.05, 0.30

0.20, 0.84

0.71, 0.48

  1. *p < 0.05, within-group comparison of the after-treatment value with the baseline
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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