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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
EFFECT OF VITAMIN C ON SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
SALT GROUP
MEAN +
S.E.M
SALT + VITAMIN C GROUP
PRELOADING
SYSTOLIC
PRESSURE
(mmHg) POSTLOADING
SYSTOLIC
PRESSURE
(mmHg) PRELOADING
SYSTOLIC
PRESSURE
(mmHg) POSTLOADING
SYSTOLIC
PRESSURE
(mmHg)
104.5 + 2.63 121.67 + 4.31 112.67 + 2.85 115.83 + 2.27
P VALUE
P<0.05
NS
% CHANGE
IN
14.11% INCREASE
2.72% INCREASE
PRESSURE
Vitamin C significantly (p<0.05)prevented eleva on ofsystolic blood pressure by 11.39%
EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C ON DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
SALT GROUP
MEAN + S.E.M
PRELOADING
DIASTOLIC
PRESSURE
(mmHg)
62.5 + 1.59
% CHANGE IN
DIASTOLIC
PRESSURE
P VALUE
SALT + VITAMIN C GROUP
POSTLOADING PRELOADING POSTLOADING
DIASTOLIC
DIASTOLIC
DIASTOLIC
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
(mmHg)
(mmHg)
(mmHg)
73.17 + 2.55
67.17 + 2.39
67.83 + 2.96
14.5% INCREASE 0.97% INCREASE
P < 0.05 NS
Vitamin C significantly (p<0.05)prevented eleva on of diastolic blood pressure by
13.53%
EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C ON MEAN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE
SALT GROUP
MEAN +
S.E.M
%
CHANGE
IN MAP
P VALUE
SALT + VITAMIN C GROUP
PRELOADING
MAP (mmHg) POST-LOADING
MAP (mmHg) PRELOADING
MAP (mmHg) POST-LOADING
MAP (mmHg)
76.50 + 1.15 89.33 + 2.44 82.33 + 1.84 83.83 + 2.46
14.36% INCREASE 1.79% INCREASE
P < 0.05 NS
Vitamin C significantly reduced mean arterial pressure by 12.60%
EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C ON URINARY EXCRETION OF NA+ AND K+
N:
SALT GROUP
SALT + VITAMIN C GROUP
PRELOADING POST-LOADING
PRELOADING
POST-LOADING
URINE Na +
URINE Na +
URINE Na +
URINE Na +
CONCETRATION CONCETRATION CONCETRATION CONCETRATION
(mmol/L)
(mmol/L)
(mmol/L)
(mmol/L)
MEAN +
S.E.M
%
CHANGE
P VALUE
141.5 + 13.60
199.60 +12.26
29.11% INCREASE
P < 0.05
149.33+12.59
225.80+20.11
33.86% INCREASE
P < 0.05
Vitamin C significantly elevated urinary sodium ion excre on by 4.74% in the salt +
vitamin C group
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