Research Article
Effects of Aroma Massage on Home Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Women with Hypertension
Table 3
Aroma massage on office BP.
| Time | Aroma () | Placebo () | | |
| SBP |
| 1st session | | | | | Pre | | | −0.49 | 0.63 | Post | | |
−1.63 | 0.11 | 2nd session | | | | | Pre | | | −0.78 | 0.44 | Post | | | −3.44 | 0.001 | 3rd session | | | | | Pre | | | −1.28 | 0.21 | Post | | | −2.65 | 0.01 | 4th session | | | | | Pre | | | −1.75 | 0.09 | Post | | | −3.33 | 0.002 | 5th session | | | | | Pre | | | −1.93 | 0.06 | Post | | | −4.87 | <0.001 |
| Group: ; time: ; | group × time: |
| DBP |
| 1st session | | | | | Pre | | | −0.67 | 0.51 | Post | | | −1.19 | 0.24 | 2nd session | | | | | Pre | | 74.3 ± 8.0 | −1.01 | 0.32 | Post | | 74.8 ± 9.3 | −3.09 | 0.003 | 3rd session | | | | | Pre | | 73.7 ± 8.0 | −0.50 | 0.62 | Post | | 74.6 ± 8.3 | −2.08 | 0.04 | 4th session | | | | | Pre | | 76.0 ± 9.8 | −1.27 | 0.21 | Post | | 77.4 ± 10.1 | −2.38 | 0.02 | 5th session | | | | | Pre | | 76.0 ± 9.9 | −1.38 | 0.18 | Post | | 78.1 ± 10.3 | −3.76 | <0.001 |
| Group: ; time: ; | group × time: |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. BP: blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
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