Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2011 / Article / Tab 6 / Research Article
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 6 The relationship between Prakriti and PR (per minute), SBP (mm Hg), and DBP (mm Hg) recorded at different time intervals during the cold pressor test.
Parameter Time of recording VP (n = 19) PK (n = 50) VK (n = 21) Intergroup comparison One-way ANOVA PR (Mean ± SD) After 30 seconds 82.21 ± 7.598 83.20 ± 7.751 83.24 ± 4.358 P = .861After 60 seconds 89.16 ± 7.669 89.96 ± 7.956 89.62 ± 4.318 P = .917After 90 seconds 94.68 ± 6.717 95.48 ± 7.841 94.29 ± 4.660 P = .783After 120 seconds 95.53 ± 6.915 95.40 ± 7.892 94.10 ± 4.625 P = .748SBP (Mean ± SD) After 30 seconds 125.47 ± 8.161 121.24 ± 8.989 123.71 ± 8.131 P = .165After 60 seconds 132.11 ± 9.273 128.68 ± 9.576 130.48 ± 8.195 P = .365After 90 seconds 138.11 ± 8.232 134.16 ± 9.213 134.86 ± 7.472 P = .240After 120 seconds 138.42 ± 8.044 134.12 ± 9.358 135.71 ± 7.135 P = .183DBP (Mean ± SD) After 30 seconds 79.26 ± 7.187 78.84 ± 6.810 76.10 ± 6.276 P = .237After 60 seconds 83.05 ± 6.745 83.00 ± 6.812 80.19 ± 6.129 P = .239After 90 seconds 85.89 ± 6.879 84.88 ± 6.942 82.86 ± 6.650 P = .352After 120 seconds 86.95 ± 6.811 85.28 ± 6.758 82.67 ± 6.272 P = .123