Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the two main study groups

Group	n	Age	SBP, mmHg	DBP, mmHg	HR, beats per min	FBF, ml/min per 100 ml of tissue	MVC, kg
Control	13	10.9  ± 0.5	107  ± 2	57  ± 1	73  ± 3	4.7  ± 0.5	15.1  ± 1.7
DMD	10	10.8  ± 0.5	107  ± 2	61  ± 2	91  ± 3*	4.8  ± 0.4	4.5  ± 0.5*

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; FBF, forearm blood flow (controls, n = 8; DMD, n = 5); MVC, maximal voluntary contraction. 

*, P < 0.05 versus controls.