Table 1.
Anthropological data and the baseline values of the systemic cardiovascular variables and skin blood flows
| (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.