From: Seaweed intake and blood pressure levels in healthy pre-school Japanese children
 | Tertiles of seaweed intakeb | P-value | Liner trend P | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | low | middle | high |  |  | |||
Boys (n = 223) | 75 | 74 | 74 | Â | Â | |||
   Median (range) | 0.06 (0,0.15) | 0.36 (0.16,0.68) | 1.11 (0.71,3.11) |  |  | |||
   SBP (mmHg)c | 100.0 | (97.1-103.0) | 97.9 | (94.9-100.8) | 98.1 | (95.1-101.0) | 0.52 | 0.31 |
   DBP (mmHg)c | 62.8 | (60.2-65.3) | 59.3 | (56.7-61.8) | 59.6 | (57.1-62.2) | 0.11 | 0.038 |
   Pulse (/min)c | 93.4 | (90.0-96.8) | 94.2 | (90.8-97.7) | 93.3 | (89.8-96.7) | 0.91 | 0.89 |
Girls (n = 194) | 65 | 65 | 64 | Â | Â | |||
   Median (range) | 0.07 (0,0.22) | 0.44 (0.22,0.76) | 1.30 (0.77,7.98) |  |  | |||
   SBP (mmHg)c | 102.4 | (99.4-105.4) | 99.2 | (96.2-102.2) | 96.9 | (93.9-99.9) | 0.037 | 0.030 |
   DBP (mmHg)c | 65.1 | (62.2-67.9) | 60.4 | (57.5-63.3) | 61.2 | (58.4-64.1) | 0.055 | 0.25 |
   Pulse (/min)c | 98.8 | (95.6-102.1) | 96.3 | (93.1-99.6) | 94.2 | (90.9-97.5) | 0.15 | 0.092 |