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 7

The relationship between Prakriti and PR (per minute), SBP (mm Hg) and DBP (mm Hg) recorded at different time intervals after performing the isotonic exercise for 5 minutes.

		VP (n = 19)	PK (n = 50)	VK (n = 21)	Intergroup comparison
					One-way ANOVA	Post hoc test (LSD) significant pairs (P < .05)
PR; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	103.16 ± 5.824	104.84 ± 9.303	104.29 ± 8.632	P = .765	—
	After 2 minutes	92.79 ± 6.469	93.94 ± 7.490	94.19 ± 5.862	P = .785	—
	After 5 minutes	82.95 ± 5.512	84.12 ± 6.483	84.86 ± 4.408	P = .586	—
SBP; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	148.84 ± 6.677	147.24 ± 8.627	143.05 ± 7.473	P = .056	—
	After 2 minutes	136.21 ± 6.494	134.92 ± 8.864	132.29 ± 7.932	P = .295	—
	After 5 minutes	125.26 ± 6.402	123.84 ± 8.210	123.43 ± 6.266	P = .709	—
DBP; (Mean ± SD)	Immediate	97.79 ± 5.159	97.12 ± 6.183	92.00 ± 7.211	P = .004	VP versus VK and PK versus VK
	After 2 minutes	88.63 ± 4.810	88.80 ± 5.628	85.43 ± 6.547	P = .070	—
	After 5 minutes	81.68 ± 4.773	80.84 ± 5.270	78.38 ± 6.249	P = .122	—