Table 5.
Heart rate, blood pressure, and rate pressure product of 20 healthy men and women before and following ingestion of TheaTrim, placebo, or caffeine.
| Variable | Pre Meal | Post Meal | Hour 1 | Hour 2 | Hour 3 | Hour 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Rate (bpm) men *,† | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 66.7 ± 3.4 | 65.4 ± 3.6 | 65.1 ± 3.1 | 60.6 ± 3.1 | 59.1 ± 3.0 | 60.0 ± 3.1 |
| Placebo | 67.1 ± 3.0 | 67.3 ± 3.2 | 64.8 ± 3.5 | 60.1 ± 4.0 | 58.6 ± 3.1 | 57.0 ± 2.8 |
| Caffeine | 66.4 ± 3.4 | 63.8 ± 2.9 | 61.2 ± 2.6 | 57.0 ± 2.5 | 55.8 ± 2.6 | 57.3 ± 3.5 |
| Heart Rate (bpm) women *,† | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 73.8 ± 3.3 | 73.5 ± 3.7 | 68.6 ± 3.6 | 70.7 ± 3.8 | 68.2 ± 4.4 | 67.7 ± 4.5 |
| Placebo | 77.5 ± 3.6 | 75.3 ± 3.4 | 73.4 ± 3.8 | 70.8 ± 4.2 | 70.7 ± 5.0 | 73.4 ± 5.0 |
| Caffeine | 77.9 ± 4.1 | 73.7 ± 3.5 | 69.5 ± 4.3 | 68.7 ± 4.3 | 68.7 ± 5.6 | 68.6 ± 4.5 |
| SBP (mm Hg) men *,‡ | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 129.2 ± 3.2 | 124.6 ± 2.7 | 126.7 ± 4.2 | 128.3 ± 3.4 | 129.4 ± 3.8 | 125.4 ± 3.6 |
| Placebo | 126.3 ± 3.1 | 125.0 ± 3.0 | 123.0 ± 3.3 | 120.4 ± 4.1 | 120.6 ± 2.7 | 123.0 ± 3.1 |
| Caffeine | 126.6 ± 1.9 | 129.0 ± 2.4 | 127.6 ± 1.6 | 125.0 ± 3.0 | 127.7 ± 2.6 | 128.5 ± 1.9 |
| SBP (mm Hg) women *,‡ | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 119.5 ± 2.7 | 118.1 ± 2.5 | 121.6 ± 3.0 | 121.7 ± 3.3 | 119.3 ± 3.8 | 120.2 ± 3.0 |
| Placebo | 116.1 ± 3.1 | 114.5 ± 2.4 | 115.5 ± 2.4 | 114.0 ± 3.9 | 114.8 ± 3.9 | 111.7 ± 3.8 |
| Caffeine | 115.0 ± 2.1 | 112.1 ± 3.2 | 114.1 ± 2.0 | 114.9 ± 4.0 | 114.6 ± 3.3 | 117.2 ± 4.7 |
| DBP (mm Hg) men | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 72.0 ± 3.3 | 64.8 ± 3.7 | 70.8 ± 3.5 | 70.6 ± 2.6 | 68.9 ± 3.2 | 71.3 ± 3.3 |
| Placebo | 69.1 ± 2.3 | 68.0 ± 2.6 | 69.2 ± 3.7 | 66.9 ± 3.8 | 67.9 ± 2.9 | 68.5 ± 3.3 |
| Caffeine | 72.1 ± 1.5 | 70.7 ± 1.8 | 70.5 ± 2.7 | 72.1 ± 1.9 | 74.0 ± 2.8 | 70.8 ± 2.5 |
| DBP (mm Hg) women | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 69.9 ± 1.9 | 69.4 ± 2.4 | 69.0 ± 2.6 | 70.6 ± 2.4 | 71.4 ± 2.3 | 70.1 ± 2.3 |
| Placebo | 66.7 ± 2.1 | 68.1 ± 1.9 | 65.9 ± 2.2 | 67.9 ± 3.0 | 68.4 ± 3.5 | 67.3 ± 2.6 |
| Caffeine | 69.5 ± 2.0 | 65.2 ± 1.9 | 67.3 ± 2.4 | 71.3 ± 2.8 | 68.9 ± 2.7 | 67.4 ± 2.4 |
| RPP men *,† | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 8636.4 ± 520 | 8151.8 ± 506 | 8215.4 ± 416 | 7743.1 ± 395 | 7633.0 ± 438 | 7467.3 ± 308 |
| Placebo | 8493.5 ± 481 | 8379.4 ± 390 | 7950.0 ± 447 | 7224.4 ± 524 | 7064.9 ± 401 | 6979.0 ± 325 |
| Caffeine | 8395.1 ± 426 | 8217.0 ± 388 | 7814.8 ± 366 | 7091.9 ± 273 | 7111.0 ± 324 | 7318.1 ± 386 |
| RPP women *,† | ||||||
| TheaTrim | 8830.1 ± 445 | 8669.7 ± 449 | 8319.8 ± 436 | 8614.3 ± 529 | 8127.0 ± 559 | 8172.0 ± 624 |
| Placebo | 9012.4 ± 499 | 8638.6 ± 458 | 8496.7 ± 503 | 8088.8 ± 572 | 8162.7 ± 685 | 8262.7 ± 713 |
| Caffeine | 8959.2 ± 502 | 8243.1 ± 422 | 7942.7 ± 540 | 7912.2 ± 576 | 7887.0 ± 695 | 8040.2 ± 620 |
Data are presented separately for men and women to best inform readers about how each sex responded. Values are mean ± SEM. SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; RPP = rate pressure product. * Sex effect for heart rate (p < 0.0001); women higher than men; * Sex effect for SBP (p < 0.0001); men higher than women; * Sex effect for RPP (p = 0.0004); women higher than men; † Time effect for heart rate (p = 0.0003); Hours 2, 3, and 4 are lower than all other times; † Time effect for RPP (p = 0.0005); Hours 2, 3, and 4 are lower than all other times; ‡ Condition effect for SBP (p = 0.0008; TheaTrim higher than placebo). No other differences of statistical significance were noted for any variable (p > 0.05).