Table 2.
Blood pressure and heart rate readings of the participants.
| Phases | Blood pressure readingsa | Heart rate readingsb | |||
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Systolic, mean (SD) | Diastolic, mean (SD) | Interpretation | Heart rate, mean (SD) | Interpretation |
| 1 | 146.50 (19.59) | 84.60 (12.59) | Hypertension stage 2 | 77.76 (11.65) | Normal |
| 2 | 136.64 (18.42) | 80.36 (11.83) | Hypertension stage 1 | 76.92 (10.71) | Normal |
| 3 | 136.80 (16.37) | 79.26 (9.90) | Hypertension stage 1 | 76.08 (9.93) | Normal |
| 4 | 134.92 (15.24) | 78.76 (10.81) | Hypertension stage 1 | 77.94 (12.43) | Normal |
| 5 | 137.88 (19.18) | 79.96 (11.24) | Hypertension stage 1 | 79.16 (12.01) | Normal |
| 6 | 136.86 (15.14) | 79.58 (10.76) | Hypertension stage 1 | 77.06 (11.32) | Normal |
aMean systolic blood pressure, 138.27 (SD13.31); mean diastolic blood pressure, 80.42 (SD 7.97).
bMean heart rate, 77.49 (SD 7.70); interpretation: normal.