Table 2.
Effects of home-based and supervised isometric handgrip training and control on ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensives.
| Variables | Supervised |
Home-based |
Control |
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| 24 h | |||||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121 ± 4 | 122 ± 3 | 117 ± 2 | 117 ± 2 | 115 ± 4 | 115 ± 5 | 0.650 |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 98 ± 4 | 98 ± 2 | 93 ± 2 | 93 ± 2 | 90 ± 2 | 90 ± 3 | 0.463 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79 ± 4 | 79 ± 3 | 72 ± 2 | 73 ± 3 | 70 ± 2 | 70 ± 3 | 0.340 |
| Awake period | |||||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122 ± 4 | 123 ± 3 | 117 ± 2 | 121 ± 2 | 117 ± 4 | 117 ± 5 | 0.627 |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 100 ± 4 | 99 ± 2 | 93 ± 2 | 96 ± 2 | 92 ± 2 | 93 ± 4 | 0.611 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80 ± 4 | 79 ± 3 | 73 ± 3 | 75 ± 2 | 71 ± 2 | 71 ± 3 | 0.626 |
| Asleep period | |||||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 118 ± 5 | 115 ± 4 | 115 ± 3 | 116 ± 4 | 106 ± 4 | 109 ± 4 | 0.973 |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 96 ± 5 | 93 ± 4 | 91 ± 2 | 92 ± 4 | 83 ± 3 | 85 ± 3 | 0.971 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76 ± 3 | 74 ± 4 | 70 ± 3 | 72 ± 4 | 63 ± 3 | 64 ± 3 | 0.843 |