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Published in final edited form as: Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2012 Feb 18;205(3):372–380. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02416.x

Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	Protocol 1		Protocol 2

	Young (n=12)	Older (n=12)	Young (n=5)	Older (n=5)
Sex	7 male / 5 female	6 male / 6 female	3 male / 2 female	3 male / 2 female
Age, years	25±3	66±7^*	25±2	69±7^*
Height, cm	175.9±10.4	173.2±6.9	182.9±3.6	175.6±4.3^*
Body mass, kg	76.6±14.5	74.2±12.5	87.3±10.3	77.0±12.1
BMI, kg/m²	24.5±2.4	24.6±3.1	26.1±2.5	24.8±3.1
Systolic BP, mmHg	116±10	120±7	123±10	126±4
Diastolic BP, mmHg	66±3	73±7^*	71±18	75±4
Mean BP, mmHg	86±3	90±3^*	86±4	93±4
HR, beats/min	60±7	60±6.9	56±10	60±7

Values are mean±SD

BMI = body mass index; BP = arterial pressure; heart rate = HR

^*

P < 0.05 compared to young