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Table 2 A comparative study on levels of BMI, blood pressure, serum vitamin D, and lipidemic factors among girls (n = 29), boys (n = 31), and total population (n = 60) before and after the low-sodium seafood-based dietary interventiona

From: The intake assessment of diverse dietary patterns on childhood hypertension: alleviating the blood pressure and lipidemic factors with low-sodium seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids

Parameterb

Boys

Girls

Total

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

BMI (kg/m2)

17.53 ± 0.32a

17.07 ± 0.21b

17.25 ± 0.18a

17.00 ± 0.22b

17.41 ± 0.19a

17.04 ± 0.21b

25OHD (ng/mL)

17.89 ± 3.54b

20.49 ± 5.34a

16.77 ± 3.49b

18.37 ± 3.84a

17.74 ± 3.95b

19.46 ± 4.76a

SBP (mmHg)

106.71 ± 0.26a

102.64 ± 0.68b

105.41 ± 0.22a

102.02 ± 1.03b

106.02 ± 0.31a

102.34 ± 0.91b

DBP (mmHg)

62.37 ± 0.08a

60.92 ± 0.52 b

62.97 ± 0.34a

60.93 ± 0.57b

62.54 ± 0.27a

60.92 ± 0.54b

LDL (mg/dL)

109.54 ± 0.85a

99.92 ± 4.71b

107.42 ± 0.61a

98.70 ± 5.72b

108.05 ± 0.74a

99.33 ± 5.21b

HDL (mg/dL)

32.26 ± 1.75b

39.83 ± 5.26 a

31.75 ± 1.57b

40.20 ± 6.11a

32.09 ± 1.28b

40.01 ± 5.64a

TG (mg/dL)

88.25 ± 4.04a

76.09 ± 7.43b

83.32 ± 3.77a

75.80 ± 9.30b

84.65 ± 2.98 a

75.95 ± 8.31b

TC (mg/dL)

182.32 ± 2.65a

169.83 ± 7.73b

184.23 ± 2.24a

169.17 ± 9.76b

181.29 ± 1.89a

169.51 ± 8.70b

  1. a The mean age of boys, girls, and total population was 9.02 ± 1.60, 9.31 ± 1.47, and 9.16 ± 1.53 years, respectively
  2. b The means (in each row) for each children’s group with dissimilar letters (a,b) are significantly different (p < 0.05)