Table 3.
Effect of Massage Intervention and Reading Control on Outcomesa
| HRV/ICG Parameters | Before Massage (n = 9) | After Massage (n = 9) | P value | Before Reading (n = 8) | After Reading (n = 8) | P value b |
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| HF (ms2) | 185 (112 to 315) | 358 (157 to 476) | .04 | 200 (88 to 370) | 207 (95 to 531) | .78 |
| TP (ms2) | 675 (310 to 1910) | 868 (662 to 2560) | .07 | 617 (217 to 1346) | 807 (294 to 1740) | .04 |
| Pre-ejection period (ms) | 121 (116 to 126) | 123 (116 to 126) | .16 | 119 (115 to 128) | 121 (116 to 129) | .58 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 78 (65 to 85) | 73 (62 to 85) | .07 | 72 (67 to 91) | 73 (64 to 89) | .05 |
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| Blood Inflammatory Markers | Before Massage (n = 12) | After Massage (n = 12) | P value | Before Reading (n = 11) | After Reading (n = 11) | P value |
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| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 0.5 (0.4 to 1.1) | 0.6 (0.2 to 0.9) | .70 | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.8) | .59 |
| IL-8 (pg/ml) | 4.0 (3.2 to 6.7) | 3.4 (2.8 to 4.5) | .27 | 3.4 (3.3 to 3.8) | 3.3 (3.0 to 3.8) | .42 |
| TNF-alpha (pg/ml) | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.4) | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.2) | .12 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.0) | 1.7 (1.4 to 2.0) | .59 |
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| Blood Pressure | Before Massage (n = 12) | After Massage (n = 12) | P value | Before Reading (n = 11) | After Reading (n = 11) | P value |
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| Systolic (mmHg) | 113 (105 to 119) | 114 (102 to 118) | .67 | 109 (104 to 127) | 106 (100 to 120) | .05 |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 77 (73 to 89) | 79 (74 to 87) | .62 | 78 (69 to 90) | 77 (73 to 89) | .79 |
a
Values are median (interquartile range)
b
P values are reported using Wilcoxon signed-rank test
HRV = heart rate variability; HF = high frequency; ICG = impedance cardiography; IL = interleukin; TNF-alpha = tumor necrosis factor alpha; TP = total power.