Effects of Forest Bathing on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Parameters in Middle-Aged Males

Table 1

Information of the subjects.

Number	Age (year)	Height (cm)	Body weight (kg)	BMI	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)	Pulse rate/min	Remark	Smoking status
1	69	168	57	20	142	83	63	Stage I HT	No
2	67	179	72	22	138	85	60	High-normal	No
3	40	184	87	26	127	81	92	Normal	Smoking
4	56	176	62	20	148	84	101	Stage I HT	No
5	44	166	74	29	144	93	73	Stage I HT	No
6	46	180	68	21	143	92	79	Stage I HT	Smoking
7	55	167	54	19	157	103	81	Stage II HT	No
8	49	173	65	22	150	99	62	Stage I HT	No
9	40	179	84	26	146	99	68	Stage I HT	No
10	44	172	74	25	148	92	80	Stage I HT	Smoking
11	46	184	70	21	143	84	96	Stage I HT	Smoking
12	46	165	58	21	147	98	70	Stage I HT	No
13	49	172	78	26	149	104	79	Stage I HT	No
14	66	172	70	23	161	95	61	Stage II HT	No
15	50	170	63	22	155	106	64	Stage II HT	Smoking
16	44	170	102	35	131	93	75	Stage I HT	No
17	45	165	61	22	141	84	60	Stage I HT	No
18	59	176	70	23	140	90	64	Stage I HT	No
19	58	182	85	26	126	94	67	Stage I HT	No
Mean	51.2	173.7	71.2	23.7	144.0	92.6	73.4
SD	8.8	6.1	11.7	3.7	9.0	7.4	12.1
SE	2.0	1.4	2.7	0.9	2.1	1.7	2.8

Based on the Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines [11]. HT: hypertension.