Effects of Dietary Nitrates on Systemic and Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics

Table 2

Effects of beetroot juice treatment at rest.

Variable	Control	Beetroot juice
Nitric oxide (nM)	4.5±1.0	17.8±2.6^∗
Cardiac output (L·min^−1)	4.8±0.1	4.9±0.1
Oxygen consumption (mL·kg^−1·min^−1)	4.5±1.0	4.0±0.5
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	119.8±2.8	114.8±2.1^∗
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	90.0±2.4	86.4±1.3
Mean blood pressure (mm Hg)	99.6±2.4	95.3±1.4^∗
Heart rate (b·min^−1)	85.8±3.2	82.5±3.0
Heart rate-systolic pressure product	10,785 ± 414	9,751 ± 226*

Values expressed in mean ± standard error, measured at rest (baseline). *Significantly different from control at 𝑃<0.05.