Blood Pressures | FO | PO | LFO | T Effect | t Effect | T × t Interaction |
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Baseline | 6 month | Baseline | 6 month | Baseline | 6 month | p | p | p |
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SBP (mm Hg) | 144.78 ± 18.86 | 139.23 ± 18.68 | 148.36 ± 18.19 | 139.04 ± 16.34 | 143.02 ± 18.53 | 139.13 ± 17.10 | 0.998 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 85.76 ± 9.11 | 80.77 ± 8.18 | 87.36 ± 10.41 | 82.36 ± 8.22 | 88.48 ± 8.33 | 83.42 ± 7.73 | 0.256 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
- T: treatment effect. ANOVA test for comparing difference among groups;
- t, time effect. Paired t test for comparing differences before and after intervention;
- T × t: treatment×time interaction effect. Two-way repeated ANOVA test for assess the interaction effects adjusted the baseline values of each biochemical variables as covariate
- Values are expressed as mean ± SD
- FO Fish oil, PO Perilla oil, LFO Mixed linseed oil and fish oil, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure