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. 2014 Apr 17;116(12):1614–1622. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01266.2013

Table 1.

Absolute and normalized point estimates of the power spectrum densities of MAP, MCAv, and PCAv during the squat-stand maneuvers for the three interventions

No Intervention Indomethacin Hypocapnia
Squat-stand, 0.05 Hz
    MAP power, (mmHg)2/Hz 37,884 ± 17,586 29,552 ± 14,488 27,741 ± 12,256
    MAP power, %2/Hz 51,498 ± 30,281 47,176 ± 44,840 50,710 ± 34,557
    MCAv power, (cm/s)2/Hz 18,617 ± 9,625 5,382 ± 4,231* 5,896 ± 4,882*
    MCAv power, %2/Hz 58,312 ± 27,093 27,218 ± 18,835* 28,121 ± 20,516*
    PCAv power, (cm/s)2/Hz 10,043 ± 5,253 3,518 ± 2,661* 2,244 ± 2,979*
    PCAv power, %2/Hz 50,626 ± 23,048 21,982 ± 16,680* 14,478 ± 17,027*
Squat-stand, 0.10 Hz
    MAP power, (mmHg)2/Hz 24,005 ± 9,999 21,161 ± 12,534 18,916 ± 10,554
    MAP power, %2/Hz 32,417 ± 22,947 29,684 ± 28,311 29,080 ± 22,642
    MCAv power, (cm/s)2/Hz 21,247 ± 11,263 11,339 ± 7,820* 7,860 ± 4,567*
    MCAv power, %2/Hz 60,262 ± 22,152 43,819 ± 21,599* 39,642 ± 27,029*
    PCAv power, (cm/s)2/Hz 10,989 ± 5,357 5,651 ± 3,838 2,637 ± 2,098*
    PCAv power, %2/Hz 48,473 ± 20,166 36,269 ± 21,913 16,229 ± 13,078*

Values are means ± SD.

MAP, mean arterial pressure; MCAv, middle cerebral artery velocity; PCAv, posterior cerebral artery velocity.

Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

*

Significance from no intervention. †Significance from the indomethacin intervention.