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. 2020 Nov 19;2020:8886562. doi: 10.1155/2020/8886562

Table 3.

Comparison of the changes of blood pressure and resting heart rate between the two groups of dependent subjects before and after the experiment (M ± SD).

Taijiquan group (n = 38) Control group (n = 34) Time F value Group F value Time × group F value
Baseline 3 months 6 months Baseline 3 months 6 months
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 124.67 ± 14.10 119.58 ± 15.93 131.28 ± 18.49 128.19 ± 13.26 122.10 ± 14.66 134.35 ± 17.38 11.943∗∗ 0.538 0.089
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 75.53 ± 9.85 74.50 ± 10.76 84.41 ± 8.01 78.41 ± 9.51 76.37 ± 10.93 86.91 ± 11.28 25.070∗∗ 0.815 0.130
Heart rate (/min) 71.71 ± 10.04 64.66 ± 10.33 70.53 ± 8.60 71.31 ± 8.49 65.72 ± 6.52 73.51 ± 11.12 12.422∗∗ 0.214 0.699

Note. ∗∗p < 0.01.