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 = .861
	After 60 seconds	89.16 ± 7.669	89.96 ± 7.956	89.62 ± 4.318	P = .917
	After 90 seconds	94.68 ± 6.717	95.48 ± 7.841	94.29 ± 4.660	P = .783
	After 120 seconds	95.53 ± 6.915	95.40 ± 7.892	94.10 ± 4.625	P = .748
SBP; (Mean ± SD)	After 30 seconds	125.47 ± 8.161	121.24 ± 8.989	123.71 ± 8.131	P = .165
	After 60 seconds	132.11 ± 9.273	128.68 ± 9.576	130.48 ± 8.195	P = .365
	After 90 seconds	138.11 ± 8.232	134.16 ± 9.213	134.86 ± 7.472	P = .240
	After 120 seconds	138.42 ± 8.044	134.12 ± 9.358	135.71 ± 7.135	P = .183
DBP; (Mean ± SD)	After 30 seconds	79.26 ± 7.187	78.84 ± 6.810	76.10 ± 6.276	P = .237
	After 60 seconds	83.05 ± 6.745	83.00 ± 6.812	80.19 ± 6.129	P = .239
	After 90 seconds	85.89 ± 6.879	84.88 ± 6.942	82.86 ± 6.650	P = .352
	After 120 seconds	86.95 ± 6.811	85.28 ± 6.758	82.67 ± 6.272	P = .123