TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics

Group	Mean age	Mean systolic BP	Mean diastolic BP	Mean HR	Mean R-R
Breath Only	29.7	121.8	76.2	69.0	16.9
n=12	(22–40)	(97–136)	(70–88)	(52–95)	(10–25)
Contraction Only	26.7	121.5	73.2	69.9	18.8
n=12	(22–33)	(104–136)	(61–86)	(57–82)	(15–24)
Breath and Contraction	32.3	120.1	74.8	67.3	16.4
n=12	(22–38)	(107–134)	(68–88)	(55–83)	(9–26)
Control	30.3	122.7	79.7	63.7	16.2
n=12	(22–46)	(102–145)	(63–96)	(53–81)	(8–25)

Abbreviations: BP = Blood Pressure, HR = Heart Rate, RR = Respiration Rate