Table 1.

Main characteristics of healthy volunteers.

	n = 6
Age, years	35 ± 3
Sex ratio, M/F	4/2
Body mass index	23.6 ± 3.2
Body surface area, m²	1.83 ± 0.18
HR, beats/min	72 ± 9
RR, cycles/min	17 ± 5
MAP, mm Hg	85 ± 11
PP, mm Hg	44 ± 12
SAP, mm Hg	114 ± 17
DAP, mm Hg	70 ± 8
SVi, mL/m²	33 ± 7
VF, cm/s	74.2 ± 9.8

HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PP, pulse pressure; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; SVi, stroke volume index; VF, velocity peak of femoral artery flow. Values are expressed as mean ± SD.