At the beginning of the study there was very little difference between the groups. However, participants in the intervention group had decreased their salt intake during the preceding year and drank significantly more tea than the controls.
Ekki var munur á neysluvenjum hópanna í upphafi rannsóknar fyrir utan að þátttakendur þjálfunarhóps sögðust hafa dregið meira úr saltneyslu síðastliðin ár og drukku meira te en þeir sem voru í viðmiðunarhópi.