Table 1: Systolic Blood Pressure of rats with a high salt diet intake

Time with high salt intake diet	Type of Rats			P-value^a
Time with high salt intake diet	DSc (n=6)	DSnc (n=5)	DR (n=6)	P-value^a
0 Weeks (Basal)
Mean (ą SD)	108.7 (11.6)	105.8 (8.6)	115.5 (3.9)	0.13
Median	114.5	101.0	116.5
Min, Max	89, 119	98, 117	108, 119
1 Week^b
Mean (ą SD)	140.2 (17.4)	130.6 (16.3)	130.4 (8.7)	0.37
Median	135.0	127.0	127.0
Min, Max	122, 170	118, 158	122, 142
2 Weeks
Mean (ą SD)	176.5 (17.1)	154.2 (11.2)	129.0 (10.8)	<0.01
Median	184.5	153.0	126.5
Min, Max	154, 190	144, 173	118, 147
3 Weeks
Mean (ą SD)	184.8 (12.9)	149.4 (15.6)	125.2 (6.8)	<0.01
Median	181.5	152.0	123.0
Min, Max	167, 204	124, 165	118, 135
4 Weeks
Mean (ą SD)	182.2 (11.3)	151.6 (4.2)	129.7 (12.1)	<0.01
Median	181.5	150.0	127.0
Min, Max	170, 195	149, 159	119, 153
7 Weeks^c
Mean (ą SD)	228.5 (14.0)	173.0 (35.8)	127.0 (9.2)	<0.01
Median	231.5	163.0	127.0
Min, Max	204, 241	143, 235	114, 138
13 Weeks^d
Mean (ą SD)	-	202.2 (25.0)	-	n/a
Median	-	202.0	-
Min, Max	-	172, 241	-

Note: DSc: Cataract-prone Dahl Sensitive rats; DSnc: Dahl Sensitive unlikely to develop cataracts; DR: Dahl Resistant; ^aKruskal-Wallis test was used to determine significance (P<0.05); ^bOne missing value for the DR group; ^cDSc and DR rats were killed at 7-weeks of receiving a high salt diet; ^dDSnc rats were killed at 13-weeks of receiving a high salt diet.