Table 3.
Cardiovascular recovery following stress.
| Socioeconomic status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher (207) |
Intermediate (209) |
Lower (121) |
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| Waist-hip ratio grouping | Small | Large | Small | Large | Small | Large |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Recovery at 45 min | 26.60 (16.72) | 22.46 (15.47) | 19.45 (14.76) | 22.38 (15.88) | 22.15 (15.57) | 16.22 (15.25) |
| Recovery at 75 min | 24.51 (16.36) | 21.94 (16.98) | 18.98 (14.85) | 19.15 (16.79) | 18.12 (13.86) | 14.09 (13.26) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Recovery at 45 min | 11.38 (7.14) | 10.04 (7.12) | 7.23 (7.55) | 9.84 (8.78) | 8.63 (6.39) | 7.53 (7.03) |
| Recovery at 75 min | 9.86 (6.85) | 9.75 (8.45) | 5.66 (7.29) | 8.49 (8.18) | 7.61 (6.76) | 6.86 (7.00) |
| Heart rate (bpm) | ||||||
| Recovery at 45 min | 11.69 (7.59) | 11.94 (7.59) | 10.17 (7.19) | 10.78 (5.43) | 9.58 (5.17) | 8.87 (7.48) |
| Recovery at 75 min | 11.87 (7.65) | 11.48 (7.92) | 9.88 (7.17) | 10.39 (5.50) | 9.20 (6.17) | 9.18 (7.19) |
Values are presented as means (SD) and are adjusted for age, sex, smoking status and BMI.