Table 2.
The effect of essential oil on home BP at 10 minutes after inhalation.
| BP | Group | Pretest | Posttest | Difference (posttest and pretest) |
F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aromatherapy (n = 28) |
132.3 ± 5.66 | 127.6 ± 5.70 | −4.70 ± 1.93a | |||
| Systole | Placebo (n = 27) |
133.3 ± 8.48 | 134.2 ± 8.86 | 0.97 ± 1.68b | 79.689 | <.001 |
| Control (n = 28) |
133.2 ± 6.92 | 133.8 ± 7.03 | 0.66 ± 2.01b | |||
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| Aromatherapy (n = 28) |
85.7 ± 5.44 | 84.5 ± 5.42 | −1.21 ± 1.51a | |||
| Diastole | Placebo (n = 27) |
83.8 ± 7.35 | 84.0 ± 8.03 | 0.22 ± 1.94b | 5.007 | .009 |
| Control (n = 28) |
85.0 ± 6.94 | 84.7 ± 7.13 | −0.27 ± 1.64b | |||
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; Different superscripts (a, or b) indicate a significant difference (Tukey's test; P < .05); BP: blood pressure.