Table 2.

Effects of Dietary ${\mathrm{N}\mathrm{O}}_{3^{-}}^{}$ on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Healthy 65–79 Years Old Men and Women

	Trial	Time of measurement
		Pre-ingestion	1 h post-ingestion	2 h post-ingestion	10 min post-exercise
Heart rate (beats/min)	Placebo	69 ± 14	68 ± 12	67 ± 12	73 ± 11
	Nitrate	67 ± 12	67 ± 10	65 ± 12	72 ± 14
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	Placebo	130 ± 18	126 ± 14	127 ± 13	128 ± 13
	Nitrate	134 ± 22	127 ± 23	121 ± 18	126 ± 20
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	Placebo	72 ± 12	71 ± 10	71 ± 10	71 ± 9
	Nitrate	70 ± 8	69 ± 10	69 ± 11	66 ± 10

Note. Values are mean ± SD for n = 12.