Training in ChiRunning to reduce blood pressure: a randomized controlled pilot study

Table 2 Within group changes over time and between group differences between ChiRunning and control

	Bl-8wk	P	BL - 12wk	P	Change over time^b	P
	(post-intervention)^a	P	(follow-up)^a	P	Change over time^b	P
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Within ChiRunning change	−0.22 [−7.81 to 7.37]	0.948	4.33 [−3.1 to 11.77]	0.216	0.3 [−0.2 to 0.8]	0.244
Within Control change	−1.7 [−7.2 to 3.8]	0.502	−2.5 [−7.85 to 2.85]	0.318	−0.21 [−0.68 to 0.27]	0.396
Between group difference	1.48 [−7.04 to 9.99]	0.719	6.83 [−1.48 to 15.15]	0.101	−0.5 [−1.19 to 0.19]	0.153
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Within ChiRunning change	−4.44 [−10.78 to 1.9]	0.145	−0.67 [−7.23 to 5.9]	0.821	−0.01 [−0.4 to 0.38]	0.961
Within Control change	−2.8 [−7.06 to 1.46]	0.172	−3.4 [−8 to 1.2]	0.129	−0.28 [−0.65 to 0.09]	0.136
Between group difference	−1.64 [−8.55 to 5.27]	0.622	2.73 [−4.54 to 10]	0.439	−0.27 [−0.8 to 0.26]	0.322
Body mass index (kg/m²)
Within ChiRunning change	−0.36 [−0.98 to 0.26]	0.218	−0.54 [−1.45 to 0.37]	0.209	−0.05 [−0.1 to −0.002]	0.042
Within Control change	−0.12 [−0.56 to 0.32]	0.555	−0.05 [−0.42 to 0.31]	0.74	−0.01 [−0.06 to 0.04]	0.726
Between group difference	−0.24 [−0.93 to 0.45]	0.472	−0.49 [−1.35 to 0.38]	0.252	0.04 [−0.03 to 0.11]	0.218

Between group difference is ChiRunning - control
^aA negative value means a decrease from baseline
^bChange over time is based on linear mixed model estimates over time. The sign indicates the direction of the slope

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