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 4

The relationship between Prakriti and PR (per minute), SBP (mm Hg), and DBP (mm Hg) recorded at different time intervals after performing the isometric exercise for 3 minutes.

		VP (n = 19)	PK (n = 50)	VK (n = 21)	Intergroup comparison One-way ANOVA
PR; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	88.74 ± 8.143	90.34 ± 8.070	89.14 ± 5.534	P = .680
	After 2 minutes	83.79 ± 8.080	84.80 ± 7.762	84.67 ± 5.598	P = .877
	After 5 minutes	80.53 ± 8.051	80.94 ± 7.133	81.52 ± 4.729	P = .898
SBP; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	131.47 ± 10.538	128.28 ± 10.222	130.38 ± 7.965	P = .430
	After 2 minutes	124.53 ± 9.137	121.44 ± 9.442	124.57 ± 8.322	P = .281
	After 5 minutes	120.63 ± 8.617	118.02 ± 8.904	122.10 ± 8.233	P = .168
DBP; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	90.00 ± 6.254	88.80 ± 7.825	88.10 ± 6.340	P = .700
	After 2 minutes	82.74 ± 6.118	81.48 ± 7.192	80.86 ± 7.227	P = .687
	After 5 minutes	80.00 ± 5.249	77.56 ± 8.450	77.71 ± 6.581	P = .465