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Table 4 Cardiovascular reactivity and recovery values

From: Fish consumption and cardiovascular response during mental stress

Cardiovascular Measures

Reactivity

Recovery

Group

t 23

p

d

Group

t 23

p

d

Fish-eating

Control

Fish-eating

Control

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Hemodynamics

  

SBP, mmHg

19.7 (7.7)

22.8 (12.2)

0.77

n.s.

0.31

6.5 (7.8)

15.7 (11.5)

2.32

<.03

0.95

  

MBP, mmHg

16.9 (5.8)

18.4 (8.6)

0.49

n.s.

0.20

0.4 (4.4)

5.7 (5.9)

2.53

<.02

1.02

  

DBP, mmHg

11.7 (4.5)

11.0 (4.7)

0.40

n.s.

0.16

−3.2 (4.1)

−0.7 (5.0)

1.36

n.s.

0.55

 

Cardiac

  

CO, L/min

0.60 (0.66)

0.44 (1.20)

0.42

n.s.

0.17

0.05 (0.46)

−0.03 (0.41)

0.44

n.s.

0.18

  

HR, bpm

21.4 (15.1)

26.1 (12.1)

0.87

n.s.

0.35

1.3 (3.1)

3.8 (5.1)

1.47

n.s.

0.61

  

SV, mL

−7.6 (8.5)

−11.7 (13.0)

0.94 a

n.s.

0.38

−0.5 (7.3)

−3.9 (6.3)

1.25

n.s.

0.50

 

Vascular

  

TPR, mmHg/L/min

1.2 (2.5)

2.6 (4.4)

0.93

n.s.

0.39

0.2 (2.2)

1.3 (2.1)

1.33

n.s.

0.53

Autonomic Activities

 

Sympathetic

  

PEP, ms

−6.7 (6.7)

−8.7 (7.9)

0.66

n.s.

0.27

−0.4 (2.0)

0.9 (4.4)

0.97

n.s.

0.41

  

ln NPV

−0.94 (0.31)

−0.90 (0.54)

0.24 b

n.s.

0.10

−0.24 (0.36)

−0.20 (0.30)

0.32 b

n.s.

0.13

 

Vagal

  

BRS, ms/mmHg

−9.9 (8.4)

−10.8 (7.1)

0.28 c

n.s.

0.12

−5.4 (5.8)

−6.5 (4.0)

0.53 c

n.s.

0.23

Arterial Stiffness

  

PWV, m/s

1.06 (0.57)

1.00 (0.46)

0.30

n.s.

0.12

0.03 (0.17)

0.11 (0.20)

1.08

n.s.

0.44

  

CFVI

0.08 (0.07)

0.07 (0.06)

0.39

n.s.

0.16

0.00 (0.03)

−0.01 (0.04)

0.94

n.s.

0.38

  1. Note. adf = 20; bdf = 22; cdf = 21.
  2. SBP = systolic blood pressure, MBP = mean blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, CO = cardiac output, HR = heart rate, SV = stroke volume, TPR = total peripheral resistance, PEP = pre-ejection period, NPV = normalized pulse volume, BRS = baroreflex sensitivity, PWV = pulse wave velocity, and CFVI = cardio-finger vascular index.