TABLE 2.
Mean value and standard deviation for Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) before (5′pre-, immediately pre-WB-EMS) and after (immediately post and 2′post) WB-EMS application with low, moderate and advanced impulse intensity. Total group (n = 25) 8 , normotensive (n = 12) and hypertensive subgroup (n = 13). Shaded areas: WB-EMS application.
| Group | Low impulse intensity | Moderate impulse intensity | Advanced impulse intensity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) [mmHg] | ||||||||||||
| Time | 5′pre-WB-EMS Rest, sitting | Immediately pre-WB-EMS standing | Immediately post-WB-EMS standing | 2′post-WB-EMS, standing | 5′pre-WB-EMS Rest, sitting | Immediately pre-WB-EMS standing | Immediately post-WB-EMS standing | 2′post-WB-EMS, standing | 5′pre-WB-EMS Rest, sitting | Immediately pre-WB-EMS standing | Immediately post-WB-EMS standing | 2′post-WB-EMS, standing |
| Normotensive | 95.6 ± 9.9 | 100.0 ± 11.0 | 101.7 ± 13.6 | 101.4 ± 11.3 | 95.0 ± 8.6 | 103.3 ± 10.5 | 103.8 ± 12.5 | 103.1 ± 12.6 | 102.0 ± 13.1 | 108.0 ± 14.8 | 107.0 ± 13.1 | 105.9 ± 12.1 |
| Hypertensive | 101.0 ± 8.3 | 107.8 ± 6.1 | 103.4 ± 7.7 | 104.3 ± 3.7 | 100 ± 9.9 | 109.7 ± 8.6 | 105.7 ± 10.2 | 103.3 ± 6.7 | 100.8 ± 7.2 | 106.1 ± 11.6 | 102.0 ± 8.7 | 99.1 ± 11.6 |
| Heart rate (beats min-1; bpm) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total group | 77.0 ± 10.2 | 82.8 ± 13.0 | 97.5 ± 20.1 | 90.1 ± 14.3 | 78.0 ± 10.6 | 85.4 ± 11.5 | 99.2 ± 18.4 | 89.7 ± 15.7 | 79.1 ± 11.5 | 82.9 ± 13.3 | 102.3 ± 16.7 | 89.6 ± 18.5 |
| Normotensive | 77.2 ± 8.9 | 85.4 ± 11.5 | 98.0 ± 11.8 | 89.3 ± 12.8 | 80.6 ± 10.7 | 86.6 ± 12.4 | 104.5 ± 14.9 | 92.4 ± 10.3 | 78.0 ± 11.7 | 82.6 ± 14.1 | 102.6 ± 14.2 | 90.9 ± 16.6 |
| Hypertensive | 76.9 ± 11.6 | 80.7 ± 11.6 | 97.1 ± 23.2 | 92.3 ± 15.8 | 75.6 ± 10.3 | 84.3 ± 10.9 | 94.3 ± 20.5 | 87.3 ± 19.6 | 80.1 ± 13.3 | 83.2 ± 13.3 | 102.1 ± 19.5 | 88.5 ± 20.8 |