Borassus aethiopum-Fortified Bread Reduces Metabolic Risk Factors among Cardiovascular Disease Outpatients at 37 Military Hospital, Accra: A Pilot Study

Table 4

Comparison of blood pressure readings over four months of participants by study groups.

Blood pressure (mmHg)	Readings (monthly)		Group			value
			Control ()	Experimental ()
Systolic	1 (baseline)					0.298^¥
	2					0.218^¥
	3					0.005^¥
	4					0.005^¥
Diastolic	1 (baseline)					0.351^¥
	2					0.119^¥
	3					0.002^¥
	4					0.009^¥
Blood pressure (mmHg)	Group
	Control ()		value	Experimental ()		value
	Before	After		Before	After
Systolic			0.294			0.005^ǂ
Diastolic			0.351			0.009^ǂ

^¥Independent -test and ^ǂpaired -test were performed. Data are presented as (standard deviation). Bold values are significant at .