17 June 2024 : Clinical Research
Effects of the Cold Pressor Test on Popliteal Vein Diameter, Flow Velocity, and Blood Flow in the Lower Limb in 60 Healthy Individuals
Fahrettin Ege
1ADEF*, Memet Aslanyavrusu2AD, Barış Uzunok3DE, Oğuzhan Özdemir 4B
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944560
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944560
Table 2 Statistical findings regarding the comparison of hemodynamic parameters by gender at baseline (CPT-0) and CPT-1.
| Baseline (CPT-0) | CPT-1 | P values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Male | 127.3±6.27 | 135.6±6.11 | * |
| Female | 112.8±9.76 | 121.9±10.96 | * | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Male | 75.2±6.2573 (64–89) | 81.2±6.281 (72–91) | ** |
| Female | 72.9±6.8472.5 (59–84) | 77.3±876.5 (62–96) | ** | |
| Pulse rate (beat/min) | Male | 76.37±6.98 | 83.5±8.665 | * |
| Female | 78.33±6.52 | 83.23±7.61 | * | |
| Velocity (cm/sec) | Male | 22.33±11.43 | 29.87±15.27 | * |
| Female | 21.97±8.95 | 23.15±7.73 | 0.534* | |
| Diameter (mm) | Male | 6.91±1.13 | 7.49±1.34 | * |
| Female | 5.93±1.07 | 6.36±1.16 | * | |
| Flow rate (ml/min) | Male | 150.9±80.62129 (44–425) | 226.4±96.54187 (114–483) | ** |
| Female | 104.9±50.98101 (32–284) | 150.53±68.01131 (68–363) | ** | |
| * Paired test with mean±standard deviation (SD); ** Wilcoxon signed rank test with median (min-max). CPT – cold pressor test; CPT-1 – 1-minute measurement of the CPT | ||||