Table 2 Changes in blood pressure of study participants in the three groups at baseline and after 3 months

 Before

137.5 ± 22.4

139.5 ± 20

143.2 ± 16.6

0.790

0.456

 After

123.5 ± 15.3

133.8 ± 13

135.45 ± 15.6

16.74

0.001*

 Mean reduce

–14

−5.66

−7.78

 Paired test

4.47

2.008

3.233

 P-value

0.001*

0.052

0.003*

 Before

81.54 ± 12.5

81.02 ± 7.2

82.78 ± 9.5

0.745

0.745

 After

78.89 ± 8.5

80.63 ± 6.8

82.40 ± 7.90

3.91

0.141

 Mean reduce

−2.65

−0.38

−0.37

 Paired test

1.48

0.302

0.325

 P-value

0.145

0.764

0.747