Table 3.
Systolic BP changes during the experiment.
| Stage | Time | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) median (IQR) | Comparison to basal SBP of each group | ||||||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 0 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 0 | ||
| Basal | T10 | 107 (104–111) | 109.5 (101–116) | 106 (101–111) | 110 (101.25–120) | ||||
| CPT1 | T25 | 121 (113–130) | 120.5 (110–128) | 111 (121–130) | 132 (122–135) | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ |
| T28 | 113 (108–119) | 113.5 (106–119) | 114.5 (105–124) | 115 (110–123) | <0.001∗ | 0.0019∗ | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ | |
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| AA | T42 | 106.5 (104–109) | 107 (101–113) | 103 (97–107) | 0.5948 | 0.0950 | 0.0780 | ||
| T59 | 106.5 (102–109) | 106.5 (99–113) | 104 (99–110) | 0.1883 | 0.0643 | 0.1040 | |||
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| CPT2 | T60 | 120 (115–127) | 117.5 (109–125) | 117 (112–126) | 131 (123.5–34.75) | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ | <0.001∗ |
| T63 | 112 (106–118) | 108.5 (102–115) | 111 (105–118) | 115 (110.25–122.75) | 0.0033∗ | 0.7337 | <0.001∗ | 0.0025∗ | |
SBP = systolic blood pressure, IQR = interquartile range, AA = auricular acupressure, CPT1 = first cold pressor test, CPT2 = second cold pressor test. ∗significantly different. Statistical test: t-test.