Table 2.

Baseline values

	Young (n = 11)	Old (n = 11)
CO (l min−1)	5.7 ± 1.6	5.3 ± 1.8
HR (BPM)	55.8 ± 6.8	59.4 ± 7.4
SV (ml)	103.5 ± 26.2	96.4 ± 36.6
MAP (mmHg)	92.7 ± 7.7	96.6 ± 10.9
Passive leg blood flow (ml min−1)#	207 ± 40	164 ± 138
Control leg blood flow (ml min−1)#	232 ± 96	140 ± 68*

CO, cardiac output; HR, heart rate; SV, stroke volume; MAP, mean arterial pressure.

^#Bilateral blood flow was only successfully measured on 9 of the subjects within each group.

^*Significant difference from young (P < 0.05).