Table 2.
Mean values of minimum, maximum and median of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP, respectively) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) recorded during wakefulness and sleep on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) of participants (n = 20) undergoing continuous and interval exercise programs (Ribeirão Preto, 2013)
| Variable | Minimum | Maximum | Median | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP (mmHg) | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Wakefulness | 110.46 | 152.50 | 140.09 | ||
| Sleep | 92.06 | 145.25 | 122.84 | ||
| Continuous exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 109.31 | 138.00 | 129.79 | 0.001* | |
| Sleep | 99.13 | 141.67 | 113.59 | 0.001* | |
| Interval exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 101.35 | 130.19 | 124.63 | 0.001*/0.001† | |
| Sleep | 88.94 | 138.92 | 110.53 | 0.001*/0.01† | |
| DBP (mmHg) | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Wakefulness | 68.08 | 98.85 | 88.80 | ||
| Sleep | 55.63 | 80.00 | 73.22 | ||
| Continuous exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 64.96 | 91.35 | 77.56 | 0.001* | |
| Sleep | 58.13 | 73.08 | 64.53 | 0.001* | |
| Interval exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 63.35 | 84.46 | 73.08 | 0.001*/0.001† | |
| Sleep | 53.13 | 70.92 | 63.03 | 0.001*/0.079† | |
| MAP (mmHg) | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Wakefulness | 85.00 | 114.00 | 105.73 | ||
| Sleep | 67.81 | 98.75 | 89.43 | ||
| Continuous exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 83.00 | 107.00 | 93.56 | 0.001* | |
| Sleep | 74.00 | 96.00 | 80.97 | 0.001* | |
| Interval exercise | |||||
| Wakefulness | 76.54 | 98.46 | 89.56 | 0.001*/0.001† | |
| Sleep | 66.44 | 87.67 | 79.44 | 0.001*/0.017† | |
*
Wilcoxon test compared to control.
†
Wilcoxon test compared to continuous exercise.