Table 4.
Effect of Placebo on Systolic (Sys) and Diastolic (Dia) Blood Pressure (P; mm Hg) of Human Volunteers
| Subject Age | Sex | Baseline Pressure | Pressure after Oral Placebo Administered at 9:15 am | Change in Systolic Pressure from Baseline | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:45 am | 9:15 am | 10:15 am | 10:45 am | 11:15 am | 12:00 pm | At 60 min | At 90 min | ||||||||
| Sys P | Dia P | Sys P | Dia P | Sys P | Dia P | Sys P | Dia P | Sys P | Dia P | Sys P | Dia P | ||||
| 30 | F | 110 | 65 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | F | 100 | 65 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 65 | 100 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | M | 135 | 85 | 140 | 80 | 135 | 75 | 135 | 80 | 140 | 85 | 135 | 80 | −0.5 | −0.5 |
| 44 | F | 110 | 70 | 110 | 75 | 110 | 65 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 75 | 110 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | M | 125 | 80 | 120 | 80 | 125 | 80 | 120 | 80 | 125 | 80 | 125 | 80 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | M | 130 | 80 | 130 | 85 | 130 | 80 | 135 | 80 | 130 | 80 | 135 | 85 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | M | 110 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 0 | 10 |
| 40 | M | 130 | 85 | 130 | 80 | 120 | 80 | 130 | 80 | 125 | 80 | 130 | 85 | −10 | 0 |
| 20 | M | 110 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 75 | 110 | 70 | 110 | 75 | 110 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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| Mean: | 116.7 | 75.6 | 115.6 | 73.9 | 117.8 | 74.4 | 117.8 | 75.6 | 118.3 | 76.1 | −1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| SEM: | 4.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |||
| n: | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||