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

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 intervention^a

Parameter^b	Boys		Girls		Total
Parameter^b	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
BMI (kg/m²)	17.53 ± 0.32^a	17.07 ± 0.21^b	17.25 ± 0.18^a	17.00 ± 0.22^b	17.41 ± 0.19^a	17.04 ± 0.21^b
25OHD (ng/mL)	17.89 ± 3.54^b	20.49 ± 5.34^a	16.77 ± 3.49^b	18.37 ± 3.84^a	17.74 ± 3.95^b	19.46 ± 4.76^a
SBP (mmHg)	106.71 ± 0.26^a	102.64 ± 0.68^b	105.41 ± 0.22^a	102.02 ± 1.03^b	106.02 ± 0.31^a	102.34 ± 0.91^b
DBP (mmHg)	62.37 ± 0.08^a	60.92 ± 0.52 ^b	62.97 ± 0.34^a	60.93 ± 0.57^b	62.54 ± 0.27^a	60.92 ± 0.54^b
LDL (mg/dL)	109.54 ± 0.85^a	99.92 ± 4.71^b	107.42 ± 0.61^a	98.70 ± 5.72^b	108.05 ± 0.74^a	99.33 ± 5.21^b
HDL (mg/dL)	32.26 ± 1.75^b	39.83 ± 5.26 ^a	31.75 ± 1.57^b	40.20 ± 6.11^a	32.09 ± 1.28^b	40.01 ± 5.64^a
TG (mg/dL)	88.25 ± 4.04^a	76.09 ± 7.43^b	83.32 ± 3.77^a	75.80 ± 9.30^b	84.65 ± 2.98 ^a	75.95 ± 8.31^b
TC (mg/dL)	182.32 ± 2.65^a	169.83 ± 7.73^b	184.23 ± 2.24^a	169.17 ± 9.76^b	181.29 ± 1.89^a	169.51 ± 8.70^b

^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
^b The means (in each row) for each children’s group with dissimilar letters (a,b) are significantly different (p < 0.05)

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