Efficacy of Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Lowering Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients – A Single Centre Study

Abstract

I Background : Quasi -interventional pretest posttest  research design was adopted to investigate beetroot juice supplementation on reduction of blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels among 60 hypertensive clients with hyperlipidemia  using non probability purposive sampling technique Methodology: On Day-1: The demographic and clinical information was gathered by using a self-structured questionnaire . On Day -2, the pretest level of hyperlipidemia was estimated and also, the pretest blood pressure level was assessed using sphygmomanometer.  From Day-3, 200ml of beetroot juice was administered once a day for 30 days. On Day- 34 study participants were re-assessed to estimate the levels hyperlipidemia and blood pressure.  Results: The study results concluded that, the pretest and posttest mean score with mean difference score of SBP and DBP in the Interventional Group was141.46±10.43,88.60±5.48 and 128.40±7.13 ,83.20±4.65 with mean difference score was13.06,  5.40 The calculated paired ‘t’ test value of SDP and DBP t =12.558 , 5.964 was statistically significant at p<0.001 Level. The pretest and posttest with mean difference score of total cholesterol,LDL,HDL, triglyceride , cholesterol/HDLratio in the interventional group was 176.86±14.26,103.60±9.68,36.96±4.73,156.53±32.48, 4.45±0.82 and 170.10±15.37,92.96±9.20,41.96±6.08,138.83±26.48,4.00±0.75with mean difference score was 6.76,10.64,5.0,17.70, 0.45.The calculated Paired ‘t’ test value of t =10.329,15.804, 7.816,10.652,14.879 was statistically significant at p<0.001 level.this clearly shows that after administered beetroot juice the blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels was significantly reduced  in the Interventional group. Conclusion: administered Beetroot juice  proved to be an effective intervention in reducing the blood pressure and serum cholesterol level among hypertensive patients with hyperlipidemia