Table 2 Means ± SDs of systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP and DBP) measured during and after deep breathing and their differences in comparison with baseline BPs
| During breathing | BP decrease | After breathing | BP decrease | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SBP (mmHg) | Baseline | 111.5 ± 10.5 | |||
| Pattern 1 | 107.8 ± 11.5 | 3.7 ± 5.7 ** | 110.4 ± 10.7 | 1.0 ± 4.2 | |
| Pattern 2 | 107.6 ± 12.2 | 3.9 ± 5.2 ** | 110.3 ± 10.3 | 1.1 ± 3.5 | |
| Pattern 3 | 109.7 ± 13.0 | 1.7 ± 5.9 * | 110.3 ± 12.2 | 1.2 ± 4.8 | |
| Pattern 4 | 108.2 ± 11.3 | 3.3 ± 5.3 ** | 109.5 ± 10.2 | 1.9 ± 3.5* | |
|
DBP (mmHg) | Baseline | 74.4 ± 8.2 | |||
| Pattern 1 | 70.7 ± 9.0 | 3.7 ± 5.0 ** | 74.4 ± 9.0 | −0.1 ± 4.1 | |
| Pattern 2 | 70.7 ± 8.0 | 3.7 ± 4.9 ** | 74.5 ± 8.6 | −0.1 ± 3.3 | |
| Pattern 3 | 73.3 ± 9.2 | 1.0 ± 4.3 | 73.9 ± 8.8 | 0.5 ± 2.7 | |
| Pattern 4 | 69.7 ± 8.2 | 4.6 ± 3.9 ** | 73.9 ± 8.3 | 0.5 ± 3.2 |