Table 2. Blood pressure and blood pressure variability variables (mean ± SD) of participants and statistical results.
| week 12 | week 16 | week 20 | week 25 | week 30 | week 35 | ANOVA | ||||
| SBP (mm Hg) | p | ηp2 | ||||||||
| rest | 105.1±11.4 | 100.0±12.7 | 101.7±14.8 | 103.2±14.9 | 106.3±12.6 | 108.0±11.6 | week | F (5,175) = 5.0 | <.001 | .13 |
| post DB | 105.6±9.2 | 103.5±12.5 | 103.5±13.1 | 105.2±13.9 | 109.1±10.8 | 110.1±11.1 | condition | F (1,35) = 13.8 | <.01 | .28 |
| SDSBP (mm Hg) | ||||||||||
| rest | 3.9±1.8 | 3.8±1.0 | 4.6±1.6 | 4.3±1.6 | 5.0±2.1 | 4.8±1.6 | week | F (5,175) = 5.8 | <.001 | .14 |
| post DB | 4.3±1.6 | 4.7±1.6 | 5.7±2.2 | 5.0±1.6 | 5.1±1.5 | 5.5±1.9 | condition | F (1,35) = 24.8 | <.001 | .42 |
| ln(LFSBP) (mm Hg2) | ||||||||||
| rest | 0.7±0.7 | 0.8±0.6 | 1.0±0.7 | 0.9±0.7 | 1.1±0.7 | 1.2±0.6 | week | F (5,175) = 6.5 | <.001 | .16 |
| post DB | 0.7±0.6 | 1.0±0.6 | 1.2±0.6 | 1.0±0.6 | 1.3±0.7 | 1.3±0.8 | condition | F (1,35) = 7.4 | <.05 | .18 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | ||||||||||
| rest | 63.3±10.3 | 60.2±10.5 | 61.0±11.7 | 62.8±12.0 | 65.1±10.1 | 67.0±11.8 | week | F (5,175) = 5.8 | <.001 | .14 |
| post DB | 63.8±7.6 | 62.4±10.1 | 62.1±10.9 | 64.4±10.2 | 67.0±8.7 | 68.9±10.7 | condition | F (1,35) = 12.1 | <.01 | .26 |
| SDDBP (mm Hg) | ||||||||||
| rest | 3.5±1.4 | 3.1±0.9 | 3.6±1.2 | 3.4±1.2 | 3.6±1.7 | 3.4±1.0 | week | F (5,175) = 2.1 | = .07 | .06 |
| post DB | 3.6±1.0 | 4.3±1.3 | 4.7±1.4 | 4.2±1.4 | 4.1±1.3 | 4.2±1.5 | condition | F (1,35) = 48.8 | <.001 | .58 |
| ln(LFDBP) (mm Hg2) | ||||||||||
| rest | 0.7±0.8 | 0.8±0.6 | 0.8±0.7 | 0.7±0.6 | 0.8±0.6 | 0.7±0.7 | week | F (5,175) = 16 | = .17 | .04 |
| post DB | 0.9±0.5 | 1.0±0.6 | 1.1±0.6 | 0.8±0.6 | 1.0±0.5 | 0.8±0.7 | condition | F (1,35) = 11.8 | <.01 | .25 |
SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; SD = standard deviation; LF = low frequency (0.04–0.15 Hz); ln = natural logarithmic transformation; DB = deep breathing. Note : Multivariate analyses of variance significant for main effects only.