Table 1 |
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Baseline and stress characteristics |
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| Variables (N = 87) |
Baseline |
Mental stress test |
Cold pressor test |
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| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
125.0 ± 1.5 |
148.5 ± 2.1 |
145.1 ± 1.6 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
65.2 ± 0.9 |
79.5 ± 1.1 |
80.5 ± 1.0 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) |
60.7 ± 0.9 |
80.8 ± 1.8 |
69.4 ± 1.2 |
| Epinephrine (pg/mL) |
45.22 ± 3.39 |
119.3 ± 8.9 |
78.3 ± 5.2 |
| Norepinephrine (pg/mL) |
110.70 ± 6.14 |
198.0 ± 9.3 |
158.5 ± 8.4 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.01 ± 0.08 |
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| HDL (mmol/L) |
1.12 ± 0.02 |
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| HDL:total cholesterol ratio |
0.29 ± 0.01 |
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| Triglycerides (mmol/L) |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
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| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) |
4.21 ± 0.06 |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
22.39 ± 0.32 |
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The values are given as mean ± SEM. BP: blood pressure, HDL: high density lipoprotein. |
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Flaa et al. BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2007 1:5 doi:10.1186/1751-0759-1-5 |
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