Table 3.
Hemodynamic and thermodynamic values before and after heating
| SCI Group | CON Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Baseline | End heating | Baseline | End heating |
| Hemodynamics | ||||
| Heart rate, beats/min | 55 (10) | 58 (9)* | 59 (11) | 66 (9)* |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 120 (18) | 118 (24) | 126 (21) | 121 (26) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 68 (16) | 66 (17) | 73 (15) | 65 (18)* |
| Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | 81 (10) | 84 (15) | 87 (12) | 85 (10) |
| Brachial flow, ml/min | 83 (59) | 83 (44) | 81 (58) | 108 (51) |
| Femoral flow, ml/min | 88 (58) | 171 (81)* | 98 (54) | 199 (84)* |
| Thermodynamics | ||||
| Core temperature, °C | 36.37 (0.62) | 37.05 (0.63)* | 37.10 (0.26) † | 37.45 (0.24)* † |
| Skin temperature (shoulder), °C | 32.12 (1.35) | 32.67 (1.47) | 32.84 (1.34) | 32.85 (1.40) |
| Skin temperature (calf), °C | 31.78 (1.19) | 38.81 (0.91)* | 32.48 (0.92) | 38.73 (0.88)* |
Data are means (SD). SCI group, spinal cord injury group; CON group, uninjured control group.
*
Different from baseline (P < 0.05);
†
different from the SCI group (P < 0.05).