Table 1.
(1) Anthropological data (n = 14 subjects) | |
Age (years) | 23 ± 1 |
Body weight (kg) | 58 ± 3 |
Height (cm) | 166 ± 2 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21 ± 1 |
(2) Baseline systemic cardiovascular variables (n = 13 subjects) | |
HR (beats/min) | 68 ± 3 |
SV (mL) | 85 ± 4 |
CO (L/min) | 5.8 ± 0.4 |
MAP (mmHg) | 84 ± 3 |
TPR (mmHg·min/L) | 17 ± 1 |
(3) Baseline regional facial skin blood flows with laser speckle flowmetry (n = 8 subjects) | |
Left infraorbital (a.u.) | 76 ± 6 |
Right infraorbital (a.u.) | 76 ± 6 |
Left cheek (a.u.) | 74 ± 6 |
Right cheek (a.u.) | 71 ± 4 |
Lips (a.u.) | 144 ± 23 |
Subnasal (a.u.) | 73 ± 7 |
Chin (a.u.) | 68 ± 4 |
(4) Baseline skin blood flows with laser Doppler flowmetry (n = 12–13 subjects) | |
Forehead (mL/min/100 g tissue) | 10.3 ± 0.85 |
Left cheek (mL/min/100 g tissue) | 12.9 ± 1.99 |
Left hand (mL/min/100 g tissue) | 3.3 ± 0.56 |
HR, heart rate; SV, stroke volume; CO, cardiac output; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; TPR, total peripheral resistance; a.u., arbitrary unit.