Table 1.
Mean arterial pressure, and heart rate responses to cold pressor test (CPT) administered at rest and during steady-state exercise
| 2-way ANOVA P values | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Pre-CPT | During CPT | IPC | Time | IPC × Time | |||
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | Rest | CON | – | 75 ± 1 | 88 ± 2* | 0.098 | <0.001 | 0.536 |
| IPC | – | 76 ± 1 | 90 ± 1* | |||||
| 10% MVC | CON | 76 ± 1 | 78 ± 1 | 91 ± 2* | 0.796 | <0.001 | 0.313 | |
| IPC | 75 ± 1 | 77 ± 2 | 91 ± 2* | |||||
| 25% MVC | CON | 76 ± 1 | 80 ± 1† | 94 ± 2* | 0.447 | <0.001 | 0.454 | |
| IPC | 75 ± 1 | 80 ± 1† | 93 ± 2* | |||||
| Heart rate (beats/min) | Rest | CON | – | 70 ± 1 | 75 ± 1 | 0.234 | <0.001 | 0.639 |
| IPC | – | 70 ± 1 | 75 ± 1 | |||||
| 10% MVC | CON | 70 ± 2 | 72 ± 2 | 79 ± 2* | 0.204 | <0.001 | 0.875 | |
| IPC | 72 ± 2 | 73 ± 2 | 80 ± 2* | |||||
| 25% MVC | CON | 71 ± 1 | 75 ± 1† | 81 ± 1* | 0.894 | <0.001 | 0.656 | |
| IPC | 70 ± 2 | 75 ± 2† | 81 ± 1* | |||||
Values are means ± standard error of the mean (SEM). CON; control intervention, IPC; ischemic preconditioning intervention.
P < 0.05 between pre-CPT and during CPT.
P < 0.05 between baseline and pre-CPT.