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Original Article

Watermelon extract reduces blood pressure but does not change sympathovagal balance in prehypertensive and hypertensive subjects

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Pages 244-248 | Received 06 Aug 2015, Accepted 30 Jan 2016, Published online: 07 Mar 2016

Figures & data

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.

Figure 1. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of the watermelon and placebo groups at baseline and after 6 weeks of supplementation. Data are mean ± standard error. *p < 0.0001, **p < 0.001 different from baseline (paired t test).

Figure 1. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of the watermelon and placebo groups at baseline and after 6 weeks of supplementation. Data are mean ± standard error. *p < 0.0001, **p < 0.001 different from baseline (paired t test).

Table 2. Cardiac autonomic modulation before and after supplementation.

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