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Research Article

The Effect of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 on the Arterial Reactivity of Hypertensive Patients during Cold Pressor Test

Table 3

Comparison of the percentage change of PWVc-f, SBP, DBP, and HR during CPT.
 Group AGroup BGroup CP value
ΔPWVc-f 0.045
ΔSBP 0.807
ΔDBP 0.121
ΔHR 0.003
Group A: arterial hypertension, Group B: arterial hypertension and metabolic syndrome, Group C: arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2, CPT: cold pressor test, ΔSBP: % change of systolic blood pressure, ΔDBP: % change of diastolic blood pressure, ΔHR: % change of heart rate, and ΔPWC c-f: % change of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.