Original Article
Observed Changes in Risk during Naturopathic Treatment of Hypertension
Table 2
Care characteristics of ND care for HTN.
| Care characteristic | Mean (mode, median and IQR) or n (%) | Number of visits | 8.7 (4,7,4) | Duration of care (months) | 13.8 (7,12,8) | Presence of care “Gap” | 32 (37.6%) | Primary care | 20 (23.5%) | Category of health promotion advice | n (%) receiving advice | Diet | 83 (97.6%) | Exercise | 58 (68.2%) | Alcohol | 48 (56.5%) | Tobacco | 40 (47.1%) | Specific dietary advice | n (%) receiving advice | Increase fruit and vegetable intake | 71 (83.5%) | Increase legumes/beans/nuts/whole grains | 43 (50.6%) | Reduce dietary sodium | 36 (42.3%) | Increase dietary fiber | 31 (36.5%) | Increase fish intake | 17 (20%) | Adopt the “DASH” diet | 16 (18.8%) | Adopt the “Mediterranean” diet | 3 (3.5%) | Nutritional supplementation | n (%) receiving recommendation | Omega-3 Oils from Fish | 47 (55.3%) | “Combo 1” | 43 (50.6%) | Magnesium | 37 (43.5%) | Coenzyme Q10 | 33 (38.8%) | Crataegus oxycanthus (Hawthorne) | 28 (32.9%) | “Combo 2” | 11 (12.9%) | Potassium | 7 (8.2%) |
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IQR: Inter-quartile range.
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