Sex-Related Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on Conditioned Pain Modulation: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Double-Blind Trial

Table 4

Mean arterial blood pressure for men and women.

		Baseline (mmHg ± SEM)	Placebo (mmHg ± SEM)	Esmolol (mmHg ± SEM)	Ephedrine (mmHg ± SEM)
Men (n = 14)	Rest	106.5 ± 3.1	100.1 ± 2.5	97.7 ± 3.2	97.2 ± 2.2
	CPT	124.6 ± 3.9	115.2 ± 3.3	117.5 ± 5.0	121.2 ± 3.1
	Delta	18.1 ± 2.4	15.0 ± 2.7	19.8 ± 4.4	23.9 ± 2.2
Women (n = 15)	Rest	95.3 ± 2.3	94.9 ± 2.2	90.7 ± 2.5	89.4 ± 2.9
	CPT	113.8 ± 3.5	111.4 ± 4.1	109.1 ± 3.1	114.5 ± 4.2
	Delta	18.5 ± 3.2	16.0 ± 2.8	18.4 ± 2.3	25.3 ± 2.7

SEM, standard error of the mean; CPT, cold pressor test; Delta: CPT-rest.