Parameter

IG participants (n = 17)

UC participants (n = 19)

Baseline

4 months

6 months

9 months

Baseline

4 months

6 months

9 months

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Blood pressure

Systolic (mmHg)

134.12

18.80

133.30

18.71

135.86

16.47

136.74

17.59

138.00

12.06

137.76

16.50

138.52

16.14

136.58

16.63

Diastolic (mmHg)

81.20

11.81

78.86

9.82

82.73

13.57

81.62

10.55

79.60

8.60

78.21

7.32

77.56

10.59

78.50

9.30

RHR (bpm)

66.90

10.26

64.49

9.39

66.23

13.93

64.73

10.16

67.96

8.61

69.20

9.43

68.52

8.80

65.60

9.17

Arterial Stiffness

SI (m/sec⁻¹)

8.10

1.89

7.45

1.86

7.34

2.03

7.47

1.97

8.07

1.84

7.66

1.73

7.60

1.52

7.13

1.41

RI (%)

59.59

14.91

60.11

16.1

55.20

14.04

56.16

15.6

50.08

10.63

51.43

12.2

56.89

13.44

57.14

12.34

FMD (%)

9.50

5.59

7.24

3.15

6.51^†

4.38

7.81

3.82

9.66

4.75

7.40^{^}

2.85

11.21

5.72

8.47

3.81