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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2013 Nov 12;76(1):46–55. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.11.002

Table II.

Mean (±SEM) baseline cardiovascular and plasma norepinephrine levels at rest and, for measures with non-significant group differences, in response to stress, as a function of MRMD and Depression History

Non-MRMD
Never Depressed
(n=42)
Non-MRMD
Depression History
(n=20)
MRMD
Never Depressed
(n=36)
MRMD
Depression History
(n=25)
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 115.5 (± 1.96) 111.0(± 2.0) C 111.6 (± 2.01) E 113.1 (± 2.62)
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 68.9 (± 1.35) 67.4 (± 2.17) C 69.3 (± 1.29) E 67.6 (± 1.90)
Heart Rate (bpm) 66.7 (± 1.64) 65.7 (± 2.99) 64.6 (± 1.62) 67.5 (± 1.60)
Cardiac Index (L/min/m2) 3.7 (± 0.17) 3.3 (± 0.19) B 3.5 (± 0.15) 3.7 (± 0.18)
Total Peripheral Resistance Index (dynes*sec/cm5/m2) 2070.7 (± 156.8) 3867.5 (± 1887.5) C 2183.6 (± 149.8) E 1972.3 (± 151.0)
Stroke Volume Index (mL/beat/m2) 57.1 (± 3.11) 50.3 (± 4.34) 55.3 (± 4.14) 55.1 (± 3.17)
Norepinephrine (pg/mL) 354.6 (± 17.7) 350.2 (± 29.5) B 325.2 (± 23.6) E 332.7 (± 38.7) F
Delta Speech Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 24.89 (± 1.75) 22.23 (± 3.10) D 22.13 (± 1.88) E 21.86 (± 2.18)
Delta Math Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 14.84 (± 1.36) 13.5 (± 2.4) C 10.73 (± 1.44) E 12.6 (± 1.69)
Delta Speech Total Peripheral Resistance Index (dynes*sec/cm5/m2) −193.8 (± 48.8) −218.5 (± 79.3) D −91.0 (± 53.4) E −99.0 (± 82.4)
Delta Math Total Peripheral Resistance Index (dynes*sec/cm5/m2) −110.1 (± 37.4) A −175.9 (± 66.3) C −62.3 (± 46.6) E −117.8 (± 47.6)
Delta Speech Stroke Volume Index (mL/beat/m2) 1.07 (± 1.38) −0.52 (± 2.12) B −0.17 (± 1.36) −0.096 (± 1.27)
Delta Math Stroke Volume Index (mL/beat/m2) 1.15 (± 1.28) A 2.41 (± 1.4) 0.78 (± 0.93) 1.29 (± 1.13)
A

n = 41

B

n = 19

C

n = 18

D

n = 17

E

n = 35

F

n = 23