Table 2: Summary of means of the body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and blood sugar levels during the 3-month PED cycle.

Factors

Mean

SD

Interpretation

F-test

p-value

Tukey Test

Body Mass Index

 

1st Month

36.65

± 1.68

Obesity

270.26

< 0.00001*

21.00*

2nd Month

30.85

± 1.88

Obesity

 

 

32.41*

3rd Month

27.70

± 0.71

Overweight

 

 

11.41*

Systolic Blood Pressure

 

1st Month

119.83

± 7.36

Normal

50.43

< 0.00001*

14.50*

2nd Month

139.88

± 4.57

High blood pressure

 

 

4.32*

3rd Month

125.80

± 7.86

Elevated

 

 

10.18*

Diastolic Blood Pressure

 

1st Month

75.83

± 8.38

Normal

5.44

0.006*

4.87*

2nd Month

83.31

± 7.73

High blood pressure

 

 

2.24

3rd Month

79.27

± 6.06

Elevated

 

 

2.63

Blood Sugar (mg/dl)

 

1st Month

84.77

± 8.05

Normal

16.57

< 0.00001*

6.37*

2nd Month

72.63

± 13.92

Normal

 

 

1.21

3rd Month

87.07

± 8.25

Normal

 

 

7.58*