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Table 2.

Heart Rate and BP at Rest in Four Groups

	Sedentary Nonsmokers (20)	Sedentary Smokers (12)	Active Nonsmokers (21)	Active Smokers (25)
Heart rate, beats per min	68±11	65±9	55±11^a ^, ^b	53±6^a ^, ^b
Brachial systolic BP, mm Hg	115±10	118±10	118±9	117±8
Brachial diastolic BP, mm Hg	66±7	67±7	66±10	67±7
Brachial mean BP, mm Hg	84±7	84±7	83±10	86±7
Carotid systolic BP, mm Hg	98±4	103±11	104±11	105±12
Carotid pulse pressure, mm Hg	36±7	36±10	35±8	38±10

Abbreviation: BP, blood pressure. Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation. ^a P<.05 vs sedentary nonsmokers. ^b P<.05 vs sedentary smokers.