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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Physiol. 2015 Jan;5(1):193–215. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c140005

Table 1.

Representative normative values for healthy, 25-yr old adults

Men Women
Height, m 1.8 1.7
Weight, kg 80 65
BMI, kg/m2 25 23
Heart rate, bpm 60 60
MAP, mmHg 90 90
Stroke volume, mL 100 85
Cardiac output, L 6 5
TPR, mmHg/L/min 15 18
MSNA burst frequency, bursts/min 24 18
MSNA burst incidence, bursts/100 hb 38 31

Data are estimated averages based on our laboratory studies over the past two decades plus data from the literature (19, 43, 45, 72). BMI: body mass index; MAP: mean arterial pressure; TPR: total peripheral resistance; MSNA: muscle sympathetic nerve activity.