Table III.

Changes in Blood Pressure in Response to Exercise Training

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	P Value
Resting
ΔSBP
Pre‐training	124.7±2.8	124.7±3.0	124.1±3.1	T=.01
Post‐training	116.4±2.2	123.8±2.6	120.5±3.3	G=.55
	(n=27)	(n=30)	(n=22)	T*G=.17
ΔDBP
Pre‐training	68.2±2.1	69.7±2.1	66.5±2.1	T=.02
Post‐training	63.9±1.4	67.3±2.0	66.0±1.7	G=.53
	(n=27)	(n=30)	(n=22)	T*G=.35
ΔHR
Pre‐training	63.9±1.3	63.3±1.3	65.1±1.5	T=.02
Post‐training	59.9±1.3	62.3±1.2	64.2±1.7	G=.28
	(n=27)	(n=30)	(n=22)	T*G=.22
ΔRPP
Pre‐training	7977.3±256.3	7888.1±243.4	8093.9±293.1	T<.01
Post‐training	6978.2±199.9	7704.1±204.3	7780.4±385.5	G=.34
	(n=27)	(n=30)	(n=22)	T*G=.08
Exercise
ΔSBP
Pre‐training	168.8±5.7	164.9±5.3	164.2±5.3	T<.01
Post‐training	153.5±3.4	151.5±5.3	141.7±4.3	G=.38
	(n=20)	(n=18)	(n=19)	T*G=.43
ΔDBP
Pre‐training	73.5±2.9	78.2±2.5	76.6±2.0	T=.01
Post‐training	71.8±2.2	73.6±2.9	69.7±2.2	G=.47
	(n=20)	(n=17)	(n=19)	T*G=.45
ΔHR
Pre‐training	113.6±3.0	115.1±2.1	114.4±3.0	T<.01
Post‐training	104.8±3.0	112.1±2.6	106.0±2.1	G=.39
	(n=21)	(n=22)	(n=19)	T*G=.16
ΔRPP
Pre‐training	19354.4±1007.5	19181.0±875.5	18967.1±1029.0	T<.01
Post‐training	16116.0±577.1	17254.8±994.4	15058.8±642.8	G=.54
	(n=20)	(n=18)	(n=19)	T*G=.30

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RPP, rate pressure product. Values are reported as the mean±standard error. Group 1 trained 1 d/wk; group 2 trained 2 d/wk group 2 trained 2 d/wk; group 3 trained 3 d/wk. T = time; G = group; T*G = time by group.