Table 3. Cardiovascular variables before and after training. Values are means (± SE).
| Variable |
YE (n=16) |
CON (n=18) |
| Baseline |
Post |
Baseline |
Post |
| SBP (mmHg) |
121.6 (3.4) |
121.2 (3.8) |
119.3 (2.4) |
116.7 (2.0) |
| DBP (mmHg) |
71.4 (2.0) |
71.4 (2.5) |
70.6 (1.6) |
69.6 (7.1) |
| PP (mmHg) |
49.9 (2.0) |
49.8 (1.8) |
48.8 (1.7) |
47.3 (1.2) |
| RHR (beats/min) |
65.9 (2.0) |
65.9 (2.3) |
65.8 (2.5) |
66.1 (2.4) |
| SVR (dyne·sec·cm-5) |
1341.4 (44.1) |
1311.7 (47.8) |
1349.2 (37.8) |
1325.5 (44.9) |
| TVI (dyne·sec·cm-5) |
130.2 (6.7) |
119.1 (6.2) |
125.1 (7.0) |
121.0 (4.1) |
YE: Yoga Exercise, CON: Control, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure, PP: Pulse Pressure, RHR: Resting Heart Rate, SVR: Systemic Vascular Resistance, TVI: Total Vascular Impedance. No significant group, time, or group × time interaction effects (p > 0.05).
