Table 6.

Effect of alternate nostril breathing exercise on physiological parameters of patients with hypertension on the 5^th day in the study group (n=170)

Physiological parameters	Preassessment (n=85)		Postassessment (n=85)		Mean difference	Paired t-test	P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Systolic BP	126.64	6.548	80.42	2.897	46.22	2.746	0.007 (S)**
Diastolic BP	80.42	2.897	80.31	2.984	00.11	1.919	0.058 (S)*
Heart rate	85.58	7.777	84.21	7.862	1.37	9.069	0.000 (S)***
Rate pressure product	10,839.72	1195.877	10,665.84	1188.762	173.88	9.218	0.000 (S)***

P<0.001. S=Significant, SD=Standard deviation, BP=Blood pressure

* 95% P<0.05 0.02-0.05

** 99% P<0.01 0.002-0.01

*** 99.9% P<0.001 0.000-0.001