Established lifestyle recommendations (ELR) or ELR plus Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet v advice only for above optimal blood pressure (BP)†

Mean between group differences in BP change (95% CI)
OutcomesELR v adviceELR + DASH v adviceELR + DASH v ELR
†CI defined in glossary. ‡Not significant.
Systolic BP (mm Hg)−3.7 (−5.3 to −2.1)−4.3 (−5.9 to −2.8)−0.6 (−2.2 to 0.9)‡
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)−1.7 (−2.8 to −0.6)−2.6 (−3.7 to −1.5)−0.9 (−2.0 to 0.2)‡