Table 1. Physiological effects of placebo and 7 mg nicotine patch.
Measure | Placebo, Pretreatment | Placebo, 60 m Posttreatment | Nicotine, Pretreatment | Nicotine, 60 m Posttreatment |
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Systolic BP (mmHg) | 128 ± 3.83 | 121± 3.28 | 127 ± 3.05 | 125 ± 2.36 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.0 ± 1.97 | 77.2 ± 2.20 | 78.9 ± 1.76 | 79.7 ± 1.84 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 74.8 ± 2.66 | 72.8 ± 3.16 | 76.4 ± 2.65 | 77.3 ± 2.85 |
Abbreviations: BP = blood pressure, mmHg = mm of mercury, bpm = beats per minute.