TABLE 3.
Blood pressure and heart rate before, during, and after the 3-day dry immersion (DI) at 7 pm.
| Average | B-3 | B-2 | B-1 | DI 1 | DI 2 | DI 3 | R0 | R + 1 | ||
| SBP (mmHg) | Mean | 125.1 | 128.7 | 123.9 | 122.7 | 115.8* | 121.5 | 125.9 | 130.5 | 128.7 |
| SEM | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | Mean | 68.3 | 68.2 | 66.8 | 69.8 | 62.3* | 65.1 | 69.8 | 74.2* | 74.0 |
| SEM | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| HR (bpm) | Mean | 56.4 | 56.9 | 58.4 | 53.9 | 59.0 | 53.9 | 58.0 | 69.4* | 58.3 |
| SEM | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.47 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Values are the mean ± SEM. B-, days before exposure; R +, days of recovery period. *p < 0.05 vs. average for 3 days before DI are indicated in bold.