Average Changes in Cardiac Risk Factor Levels from Baseline Values by Program and Time Point.

Statistical significance: N denotes not significant, *pMBMI is the Benson-Henry Mind/Body Medical Institute. Ornish is The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease. BMI is body mass index; SBP is systolic blood pressure; DBP is diastolic blood pressure; mmHg is millimeters mercury; HDL is high density lipoprotein; LDL is low density lipoprotein; METs are metabolic equivalents; mos. denotes months of follow-up; ANY denotes all participants at the follow-up time; FULL denotes participants with final (24 month) data; n denotes the number of participants in that column. Data are not shown for 24 mos. ANY, but the patients and results are very similar to those for 24 mos. FULL.Average Changes in Cardiac Risk Factor Levels from Baseline Values by Program and Time Point.