Table 4. The influence of blood pressure and Heart rate according to group by 10 weeks, before and after.
Variables | Pre massage | Post massage | ||||
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Exp (I) | Exp (II) | Cont | Exp (I) | Exp (II) | Cont | |
Systolic blood pressure | 157.6 ± 3.7 | 150.1 ± 2.9 | 152.5 ± 2.1 | 139.8 ± 3.0*a | 135.4 ± 1.7**b | 147.4 ± 1.8 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 99.9 ± 3.6 | 95.9 ± 2.0 | 101.8 ± 2.2 | 89.6*a ± 2.6 | 84.8 ± 2.4**b | 98.9 ± 2.0 |
Heart rate | 80.0 ± 7.2 | 81.1 ± 9.1 | 81.5 ± 2.2 | 73.3 ± 7.1 | 77.1 ± 12.8 | 80.1 ± 2.9 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, *p<0.05, **p<0.01: Significance different between pre and post massage. aSignificance different between Exp (I) and Cont, bSignificance different between Exp (II) and Cont