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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Physiol. 2017 Jul 23;102(9):1092–1099. doi: 10.1113/EP086466

Table 2. Hemodynamic Responses to Cold Pressor Test.

Baseline 10s 20s 30s ANOVA
Δ MAP (mmHg) Time P<0.01
 -FH 86 ± 11 87 ± 11 86 ± 11 90 ± 13 Interaction P=0.46
 +FH 87 ± 14 91 ± 13 90 ± 15 92 ± 14

Δ SBP (mmHg) Time P=0.01
 -FH 127 ± 14 129 ± 17 128 ± 19 131 ± 22 Interaction P=0.49
 +FH 132 ± 19 138 ± 18 136 ± 19 138 ± 17

Δ DBP (mmHg) Time P<0.01
 -FH 67 ± 10 67 ± 9 67 ± 9 70 ± 10 Interaction P=0.69
 +FH 66 ± 13 68 ± 14 67 ± 15 70 ± 15

Δ HR (bpm) Time P<0.01
 -FH 65 ± 6 69 ± 5 69 ± 5 69 ± 3 Interaction P=0.04
 +FH 64 ± 12 68 ± 13 71 ± 13 73 ± 14

CO (L/min)
 -FH 4.5 ± 0.9 4.9 ± 1.0 4.9 ± 1.1 4.9 ± 1.1 Time P<0.01
 +FH 5.1 ± 1.4 5.5 ± 1.5 5.6 ± 1.6 5.7 ± 1.8 Interaction P=0.10

TPR (cgs)
 -FH 1770 ± 290 1677 ± 266 1659 ± 261 1740 ± 253 Time P=0.10
 +FH 1733 ± 605 1700 ± 578 1613 ± 528 1641 ± 532 Interaction P=0.08

MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; CO, Cardiac Output; TPR, total peripheral resistance; -FH, without family history of hypertension; +FH, positive family history of hypertension. Data presented as mean±SD.