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Table 1 Pre-treatment and pre-task baseline values

From: Effect of preceding exercise on cerebral and splanchnic vascular responses to mental task

 

EXE

CON

 

Pre-treatment

Pre-task

Pre-treatment

Pre-task

HR (bpm)

61 ± 2

75 ± 2a,b

63 ± 2

62 ± 2

MAP (mmHg)

90 ± 2

88 ± 2

88 ± 2

89 ± 2

SBP (mmHg)

124 ± 2

119 ± 2a,b

121 ± 2

123 ± 3

DBP (mmHg)

70 ± 2

70 ± 2

69 ± 2

70 ± 2

MBV in MCA (m/s)

0.64 ± 0.02

0.62 ± 0.03

0.65 ± 0.02

0.64 ± 0.02

MBV in SMA (m/s)

0.38 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.01

0.40 ± 0.02

0.35 ± 0.02a

VCI in MCA (mm/s/mmHg)

7.2 ± 0.3

7.2 ± 0.4

7.4 ± 0.4

7.2 ± 0.4

VCI in SMA (mm/s/mmHg)

4.3 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.1

4.7 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.2a

  1. Values before exercise and resting (pre-treatment) and before mental arithmetic (pre-task) in exercise (EXE) and control (CON) trials.
  2. aDifference between pre-treatment and pre-task.
  3. bDifference between EXE and CON trials (P <0.05).
  4. bpm, beats per minute; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MBV, mean blood velocity; MCA, middle cerebral artery; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SMA, superior mesenteric artery; VCI, vascular conductance index.