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. 2015 May 2;15:52. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0057-4

Table 2.

Safety phase data for systolic blood pressure on standing (mmHg) (n = 23 unless otherwise stated)

Systolic blood pressure Mean difference from 0 hours sitting SBP Compared to 0 hours sitting SBP 95% CI* P value +
0 hours sitting 136.6 ± 17.6 n/a n/a n/a
0 hours standing 130.9 ± 16.7 −5.7 ± 9.5 −1.6 to −9.8 0.009^
0.5 hours standing 129.4 ± 13.4 −8.5 ± 14.7 −2.0 to −15.0 0.012^
1 hours standingo 127.6 ± 15.6 −10.0 ± 12.8 −4.5 to −16.0 0.001^
4 hours standing 129.0 ± 18.5 −7.5 ± 15.5 −0.8 to −14.3 0.029^

*95% confidence interval; +paired sample two tailed t-test; ^significant comparison at the 95% confidence level; on = 22 for the 1 hour standing comparison due to missing data.