Research Article
Brain Oscillations Elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: A Putative Index of Untreated Essential Hypertension
| | | Pretest | Stress unit | Tolerance | Posttest | Interaction | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Delta F3 | | | | | | | | | | | Controls | 18 | 42.21 | 4.18 | 42.32 | 3.88 | 40.76 | 3.49 | 42.13 | 3.89 | , | Hypertensives | 22 | 44.14 | 7.32 | 43.88 | 7.27 | 45.46 | 6.39 | 44.67 | 6.76 | Delta O2 | | | | | | | | | | | Controls | 18 | 38.74 | 6.83 | 37.73 | 7.29 | 36.94 | 6.55 | 36.77 | 7.34 | , | Hypertensives | 22 | 42.59 | 8.31 | 41.90 | 8.86 | 44.13 | 7.04 | 41.89 | 7.73 | Delta P8 | | | | | | | | | | | Controls | 18 | 42.05 | 8.11 | 41.95 | 8.12 | 40.58 | 6.98 | 41.58 | 7.46 | , | Hypertensives | 22 | 44.48 | 9.63 | 44.24 | 8.93 | 46.54 | 7.16 | 44.14 | 8.44 | Delta F8 | | | | | | | | | | | Controls | 18 | 47.09 | 3.87 | 47.15 | 3.76 | 47.10 | 3.64 | 44.78 | 3.18 | , | Hypertensives | 22 | 47.62 | 7.40 | 47.77 | 7.24 | 47.97 | 7.09 | 48.57 | 6.98 | Delta AF4 | | | | | | | | | | | Controls | 18 | 44.71 | 5.63 | 44.64 | 6.03 | 43.66 | 5.63 | 43.05 | 4.71 | , | Hypertensives | 22 | 47.19 | 8.40 | 47.11 | 8.30 | 48.24 | 7.19 | 47.78 | 8.19 |
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