Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and baseline blood pressure and blood flow velocities in MCAs
| Group | Normotensive | Hypertensive | Stroke |
| Men/Women | 9/6 | 8/12 | 5/10 |
| Age (yrs) | 40.2 ± 2.0 | 49.9 ± 2.0 | 53.1 ± 1.6** |
| Race W/AA | 14/1 | 15/5 | 14/1 |
| Stroke side, R/L | -- | -- | 4/11 |
| Baseline values | |||
| mean BP (mm Hg) | 84.2 ± 2.2 | 102.1 ± 3.0 | 97.2 ± 2.4*** |
| mean BFV MCAR (cm/s) | 53.1 ± 3.4 | 60.7 ± 3.7 | 59.5 ± 4.3 |
| mean BFV MCAL (cm/s) | 53.0 ± 4.3 | 58.5 ± 3.5 | 57.2 ± 3.8 |
| EtCO2 (mm Hg) | 37.5 ± 1.9 | 35.4 ± 1.3 | 36.2 ± 1.1 |
Demographic characteristics, age and baseline values (mean ± SE, ** p < 0.003, p < 0.0001), gender and race (W = white, AA = African American) and the stroke side (R/L = right/left), BP = mean blood pressure, BFV = mean blood flow velocity in the right (MCAR) and left (MCAL) middle cerebral artery, EtCO2 = end tidal carbon dioxide