Table 3.
Ambulatory blood pressure measures after the power training and control sessions in men and women.
| Variables | Control | Power training | Intervention | Sex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔBP (mmHg) | p value | ΔBP (mmHg) | p value | |||
|
Systolic BP 24-h | ||||||
| Men | 130.8 ± 4.2 | 130.7 ± 3.4 | −0.1 ± 2.7 | 0.973 | −0.3 ± 4.8 | 0.835 |
| Women | 130.9 ± 3.6 | 131.1 ± 3.4 | 0.2 ± 1.6 | 0.915 | ||
| Daytime | ||||||
| Men | 134.2 ± 4.3 | 136.1 ± 3.7 | 1.2 ± 2.5 | 0.447 | −0.2 ± 5.0 | 0.511 |
| Women | 133.2 ± 4.0 | 134.2 ± 3.4 | 1.0 ± 1.3 | 0.451 | ||
| Nighttime | ||||||
| Men | 122.2 ± 4.9 | 119.0 ± 4.9 | −3.2 ± 2.9 | 0.272 | −1.3 ± 5.4 | 0.401 |
| Women | 125.4 ± 3.7 | 123.5 ± 3.6 | −1.9 ± 3.2 | 0.543 | ||
| Diastolic BP | ||||||
| 24-h | ||||||
| Men | 77.6 ± 3.2 | 75.4 ± 3.1 | −2.2 ± 1.6 | 0.178 | −2.4 ± 4.1 | 0.709 |
| Women | 76.0 ± 2.6 | 76.2 ± 2.7 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.833 | ||
| Daytime | ||||||
| Men | 80.3 ± 3.4 | 79.3 ± 3.0 | −1.0 ± 1.3 | 0.427 | −1.8 ± 4.1 | 0.366 |
| Women | 78.7 ± 2.9 | 79.4 ± 2.7 | 0.8 ± 0.7 | 0.309 | ||
| Nighttime | ||||||
| Men | 69.8 ± 2.9 | 67.0 ± 3.2 | −2.8 ± 2.1 | 0.180 | −1.4 ± 4.2 | 0.608 |
| Women | 70.6 ± 2.2 | 69.2 ± 2.7 | −1.4 ± 1.9 | 0.457 | ||
Values: mean ± SE; BP, blood pressure (mmHg); Δ: net effect. Intervention: Δ BP and p-value corresponding to the individual differences between control and power training sessions in each sex. Sex: Δ BP and P value corresponding to the differences between men and women.