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Participant characteristics |
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| Young |
Old |
p value |
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| Variable |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
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| Age (years) |
28 ± 7 |
85 ± 11 |
0.001 |
| Weight (kg) |
70.0 ± 9.5 |
71.4 ± 11.0 |
0.757 |
| Height (cm) |
177 ± 7 |
165 ± 11 |
0.006 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
22 ± 2 |
26 ± 4 |
0.003 |
| Resting SBP (mmHg) |
114 ± 10 |
139 ± 4 |
0.004 |
| Resting DBP (mmHg) |
71 ± 8 |
77 ± 13 |
0.373 |
| Resting HR (bpm) |
68 ± 9 |
60 ± 6 |
0.400 |
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Values are means ± SD for 16 young subjects, 15 old subjects BMI, Body Mass Index, SBP, systolic blood pressure, DBP, diastolic blood pressure, HR, heart rate | |||
Dobrosielski et al. Dynamic Medicine 2006 5:4 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-5-4 |
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