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. 2014 Oct 18;100(1):35–43. doi: 10.1113/expphysiol.2014.082362

Table 2.

Haemodynamic values during baseline period prior to rebreathing protocol

Variable Caucasian Americans (n = 21) African Americans (n = 21) P Value
HR (beats min−1) 57 ± 10 61 ± 9 0.15
MAP (mmHg) 98 ± 15 99 ± 13 0.91
CBFV (cm s−1) 63 ± 13 65 ± 16 0.71
Inline graphic (mmHg) 38 ± 4 40 ± 5 0.29
CVCI (cm s−1 mmHg−1) 0.66 ± 0.2 0.67 ± 0.2 0.89

Values are means ± SD. Abbreviations: CBFV, velocity of blood in the middle cerebral artery; CVCI, index of cerebral vascular conductance; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; and Inline graphic, partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide.