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Table I.

Groups’ Mean (X) and Standard Deviation (SD) (N=357)

Variables	Interval Group X±SD		Continuous Group X±SD		Control Group X±SD
Variables	Pretest	Posttest	Pretest	Posttest	Pretest	Posttest
SBP (mm Hg)	166.05±14.10	150.35±16.67	168.81±12.73	154.38±12.63	160.87±12.23	163.47±14.88
DBP (mm Hg)	96.80±3.38	94.98±5.04	100.63±7.06	94.44±8.77	97.17±1.43	96.10±2.67
HR (beats/min)	85.05±10.26	76.83±8.51	82.25±10.23	70.78±9.82	82.60±22.62	80.50±21.99
VO₂ max (mL/kg/min)	23.62±9.15	37.46±7.45	20.69±12.49	28.68±13.60	21.23±5.76	22.82±7.44
RPP (mm Hg × beats /min)	1.41^a±2.28^b	1.15^a±1.6^b	1.40^a±1.9^b	1.13^a±2.6^b	1.34^a±4.46^b	1.32^a±4.25^b
PP (mm Hg)	69.25±13.29	55.38±14.88	72.88±13.45	63.00±21.83	63.79±12.21	67.37±14.12
MAP (mm Hg)	119.65±5.85	113.25±7.73	121.61±8.83	115.61±10.87	118.19±5.12	118.33±5.79

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PP, pulse pressure; RPP, rate–pressure product; SBP, systolic blood pressure; VO₂ max, maximum oxygen consumption . ^a× 10⁴, ^b× 10³.