Table 4.
Changes in blood pressure between pre- and post-tests in obese older women.
| Variables | Group | Pre | Post | Mean Change(95% CI) | F-Value (ηp2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Time | Interaction | |||||
| SBP (mmHg) | NMX | 137.68 ± 3.31 | 135.10 ± 2.79 | −2.58 *** (−3.29–−1.88) |
4.211 (0.161) | 323.418 ††† (0.936) | 44.410 ††† (0.669) |
| HPX | 136.33 ± 4.04 | 130.70 ± 3.67 ## | −5.63 *** (−6.34–−4.91) |
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| DBP (mmHg) | NMX | 92.91 ± 3.46 | 92.72 ± 3.54 | −0.19 (−0.73–0.35) |
2.467 (0.101) | 223.983 ††† (0.911) | 191.061 ††† (0.897) |
| HPX | 93.07 ± 3.46 | 88.24 ± 3.08 ## | −4.83 *** (−5.33–−4.32) |
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| MAP (mmHg) | NMX | 107.83 ± 2.66 | 106.84 ± 2.50 | −0.99 *** (−1.38–−0.60) |
5.967 † (0.213) | 598.183 ††† (0.965) | 272.335 ††† (0.925) |
| HPX | 107.49 ± 2.44 | 102.39 ± 2.06 ### | −5.09 *** (−5.48–−4.70) |
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| PP (mmHg) | NMX | 44.78 ± 4.52 | 42.38 ± 4.60 | −2.39 *** (−3.36–−1.42) |
0.121 (0.005) | 27.425 ††† (0.555) | 6.821 † (0.237) |
| HPX | 43.26 ± 5.80 | 42.46 ± 5.45 | −0.80 (−1.72–0.12) |
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Note. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations. CI = confidence interval, NMX = normoxia, HPX = hypoxia, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, MAP = mean arterial pressure, PP = pulse pressure. Significant interaction or main effect: † p < 0.05, ††† p < 0.001. Significant difference between pre- and post-test: *** p < 0.001. Significant difference between NMX and HPX groups: ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001.