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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2011 Feb 28;57(4):819–824. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.163386

TABLE 2.

Endothelial Function Values Across a DMPA–Only 12 Week Cycle

Variable Week 3 Week 6 Week 9 p-value
BL diameter, mm 3.4±0.2 3.4±0.2 3.5±0.2 p=0.19
EDFMD, % change 5.0±05 5.1±0.4 5.8±0.6 p=0.42
Shear Rate (Velocity/Diameter) 6968±423 11071±277 6804±896 p=0.15
TTP, sec 55±8 53±5 49±4 p=0.63
BL diameter, mm 3.5±0.2 3.4±0.2 3.5±0.2 p=0.29
NTG, % change 20.8±1.7 24.9±2.6 19.5±2.2 p=0.10

Values are means±SE. Abbreviations: Endothelium-dependent flow mediated vasodilation (EDFMD), Time to Peak (TTP), BL (Baseline), nitroglyercin induced-endothelium independent vasodilation (NTG).