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. 2022 Oct 12;323(6):R875–R888. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00190.2022

Table 4.

Blood pressure and heart rate responses compared between amiloride and placebo trials matched for effort

Placebo
Amiloride
RMANOVA
n BL T50 T100 BL T50 T100 Time Drug Int.
HRmean, beats/min 10 60 ± 6 72 ± 8 77 ± 8 62 ± 5 73 ± 6 78 ± 8 F = 47.70
ηP2 = 0.84
*P < 0.01
F = 1.12
ηP2 = 0.11
P = 0.31
F = 0.39
ηP2 = 0.04
P = 0.68
MAPmean, mmHg 10 83 ± 7 92 ± 8 94 ± 8 83 ± 7 95 ± 11 97 ± 13 F = 42.49
ηP2 = 0.82
*P < 0.01
F = 0.56
ηP2 = 0.05
P = 0.47
F = 1.32
ηP2 = 0.12
P = 0.27
SBPmean, mmHg 10 112 ± 9 123 ± 13 127 ± 14 114 ± 10 127 ± 16 133 ± 21 F = 26.46
ηP2 = 0.74
*P < 0.01
F = 1.69
ηP2 = 0.15
P = 0.22
F = 1.11
ηP2 = 0.11
P = 0.35
DBPmean, mmHg 10 71 ± 7 78 ± 7 80 ± 7 71 ± 8 80 ± 9 82 ± 11 F = 52.50
ηP2 = 0.85
*P < 0.01
F = 0.22
ηP2 = 0.02
P = 0.64
F = 1.70
ηP2 = 0.16
P = 0.20
HRpeak, beats/min 10 60 ± 6 85 ± 8 62 ± 5 87 ± 8 F = 169.77
ηP2 = 0.95
*P < 0.01
F = 1.77
ηP2 = 0.16
P = 0.21
F = 0.01
ηP2 < 0.01
P = 0.90
MAPpeak, mmHg 10 83 ± 7 102 ± 12 83 ± 7 106 ± 13 F = 70.25
ηP2 = 0.88
*P < 0.01
F = 0.85
ηP2 = 0.08
P = 0.38
F = 4.19
ηP2 = 0.31
P = 0.07
SBPpeak, mmHg 10 112 ± 9 135 ± 19 114 ± 10 144 ± 21 F = 44.59
ηP2 = 0.83
*P < 0.01
F = 2.53
ηP2 = 0.22
P = 0.14
F = 3.03
ηP2 = 0.25
P = 0.11
DBPpeak, mmHg 10 71 ± 7 87 ± 10 71 ± 8 90 ± 10 F = 88.29
ηP2 = 0.90
*P < 0.01
F = 0.31
ηP2 = 0.03
P = 0.59
F = 5.73
ηP2 = 0.38
*P = 0.04
BPI, mmHg·s/1,000 10 25.9 ± 13.2 49.4 ± 25.9 29.5 ± 13.2 56.5 ± 26.2 F = 28.0
ηP2 = 0.75
*P < 0.01
F = 8.68
ηP2 = 0.49
*P = 0.01
F = 5.22
ηP2 = 0.36
*P = 0.04
BPInorm, mmHg/kg 10 8.1 ± 4.1 8.4 ± 4.3 8.2 ± 4.1 8.6 ± 4.3 F = 10.5
ηP2 = 0.54
*P = 0.01
F < 0.01
ηP2 < 01
P = 0.95
F = 0.188
ηP2 = 0.02
P = 0.67
Lactate, mmol/L 10 1.4 ± 1.0 2.0 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 1.3 F = 15.35
ηP2 = 0.63
*P < 0.01
F = 0.05
ηP2 < 0.01
P = 0.82
F < 0.01
ηP2 < 0.01
P = 0.96

Data are means ± SD for placebo and amiloride; n, number of participants. BL, baseline; BPI, blood pressure index; BPInorm, BPI normalized to the time-tension index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; ηp2, partial η squared; SBP, systolic blood pressure; T50, 50% of total exercise time within each trial; T100, 100% of total exercise time within each trial; TM50, time matched for 50% of total exercise time in the placebo trial; TM100, time matched for 100% of the total exercise time in the placebo trial. *Statistically significant P value.