Nitrate-Rich Fruit and Vegetable Supplement Reduces Blood Pressure in Normotensive Healthy Young Males without Significantly Altering Flow-Mediated Vasodilation: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Trial

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of study Participants¹.

Participant characteristics	FVS	PRU	value
	()	()
Age, y	24.0 ± 4.3	24.4 ± 34.4	0.695
Body mass index, kg/m^2	25.6 ± 3.5	25.2 ± 3.5	0.645
Body mass, kg	81.9 ± 12.5	78.2 ± 13.6	0.305
Waist circumference, cm	33.1 ± 3.8	33.0 ± 3.8	0.913
METs, kcal·kg^−1·wk^−1	76.7 ± 46.8	64.9 ± 32.9	0.081

¹Data are the mean ± SD. value represents independent t-test; data were transformed to normalize. FVS: fruit and vegetable supplement; PRU: prune juice; METs: Metabolic Equivalent for Task.