Table 2

Flow data and half time to recovery data for groups – Means (SD)


Young Active
Young Inactive
Older Active
Older Inactive

Normalized Resting Blood Flow (ml/100 g/min)
850 (500)
540 (370)
530 (160)
880 (500)
Resting Conductance (ml/100 g/min/mmHg)
9.4 (5.2)
6.6 (4.8)
5.4 (1.6)
8.6 (4.7)
Normalized Maximal Blood Flow (ml/100 g/min)
9102 (824)*
6630 (1748)
8110 (2756)
6080 (1204)
Maximal Conductance (ml/100 g/min/mmHg)
103 (16)#
83 (23)
82 (23)
59 (9)
Half Time to Recovery of Blood Flow (seconds)
55 (12)
51 (20)
60 (9)
75 (31)
Half Time to Recovery of NIRS (seconds)
24 (17)
20 (8)
25 (21)
37 (21)

Notes: * Significantly different than young inactive (p = 0.031) and older inactive (p = 0.005). # Significantly different than the older inactive (p < 0.001).

Olive et al. Dynamic Medicine 2002 1:2   doi:10.1186/1476-5918-1-2