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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Biphasic responses of the brachial artery diameter following forearm occlusion: a blunted response in the elderly

 

Young

Old

p value

Variable

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

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

  1. 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
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