The Basic Cardiovascular Responses to Postural Changes, Exercise, and Cold Pressor Test: Do They Vary in Accordance with the Dual Constitutional Types of Ayurveda?

Table 3

The effect of postural changes on PR (per minute), SBP (mm Hg), and DBP (mm Hg) in relation to Prakriti.

Posture change	Parameter	Time of recording	VP (n = 19)	PK (n = 50)	VK (n = 21)	Intergroup comparison; One-way ANOVA
Sitting from supine	PR (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	77.68 ± 7.580	79.08 ± 7.690	78.57 ± 5.662	P = .774
		After 2 minutes	81.95 ± 7.059	82.36 ± 8.218	82.57 ± 5.105	P = .963
	SBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	115.58 ± 9.651	111.12 ± 9.277	113.43 ± 9.320	P = .195
		After 2 minutes	122.32 ± 9.220	118.84 ± 9.373	121.14 ± 9.264	P = .329
	DBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	72.74 ± 6.674	73.24 ± 6.950	71.33 ± 6.950	P = .566
		After 2 minutes	76.32 ± 7.521	76.88 ± 6.517	75.81 ± 6.258	P = .819
Standing from sitting	PR (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	79.63 ± 7.159	79.98 ± 4.883	79.24 ± 4.300	P = .919
		After 2 minutes	82.00 ± 7.483	82.94 ± 8.102	82.86 ± 4.881	P = .890
	SBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	117.58 ± 10.167	113.48 ± 8.541	116.10 ± 10.010	P = .216
		After 2 minutes	123.05 ± 9.222	118.84 ± 8.563	121.62 ± 9.135	P = .166
	DBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	73.68 ± 6.156	74.64 ± 6.471	73.14 ± 6.343	P = .635
		After 2 minutes	76.21 ± 5.922	76.88 ± 6.223	75.33 ± 5.416	P = .606
Standing from supine	PR (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	78.32 ± 7.952	79.04 ± 7.848	79.81 ± 4.729	P = .810
		After 2 minutes	83.26 ± 7.279	83.03 ± 7.709	83.33 ± 4.520	P = .984
	SBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	115.58 ± 9.057	111.60 ± 8.843	116.29 ± 10.359	P = .089
		After 2 minutes	124.42 ± 9.179	119.64 ± 8.473	123.52 ± 9.735	P = .077
	DBP (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	72.53 ± 5.806	73.00 ± 6.315	72.48 ± 5.437	P = .926
		After 2 minutes	76.84 ± 5.937	76.68 ± 5.906	76.67 ± 4.830	P = .994