Systolic BP (SBP) throughout the intervention was lower in the VD group compared to the RHD group (repeated-measures analysis of variance time by diet, P = .04)
such that at the end of the study, the VD had a fall of SBP by 5.6 ± 1.3 mm Hg (mean ± SEM) compared with a fall of 2.7 ± 1.0 mm Hg in the RHD (group difference, P = .08)
When only those taking antihypertensive medications were assessed, the VD (n = 17) had a significant fall of 6.5 ± 2.5 mm Hg SBP (P = .02) and 4.6 ± 1.4 mm Hg diastolic BP
(P = .005) after 14 weeks, and their BP was lower than that of the RHD group (n = 18) throughout the study (P