Table 2.

Summary statistics for baseline and maximal skin blood flow responses across microdialysis treatment groups

	Non‐Hispanic Black		Non‐Hispanic White
	Normotensive (n = 4)	Prehypertensive (n = 4)	Normotensive (n = 4)	Prehypertensive (n = 4)
Baseline (%CVCmax)
Control	14 ± 8	13 ± 5	15 ± 5	19 ± 9
L‐NAME	10 ± 2	17 ± 11	11 ± 4	11 ± 4
SNP	28 ± 4*	13 ± 6	19 ± 8	35 ± 14 #
Maximal (CVC)
Control	2.82 ± 0.71	2.59 ± 0.48	3.12 ± 0.65	2.96 ± 0.31
L‐NAME	2.48 ± 0.93	1.87 ± 0.20	2.37 ± 0.25	2.27 ± 0.41
SNP	2.88 ± 0.55	2.74 ± 0.57	2.79 ± 0.44	2.60 ± 0.43

Abbreviations: CVC, cutaneous vascular conductance; L‐NAME, N^G‐nitro‐l‐arginine methyl ester; SNP, sodium nitroprusside.

^* p < .05 versus control

^# p < .05 versus L‐NAME.