Table 1 Changes in physiological characteristics with the Danjiki Buddhist ritual: a case of a 48-year-old man
From: A week of Danjiki (Buddhist fasting ritual) on cardiometabolic health: a case report
Pre | Post | |
|---|---|---|
Physical characteristics | ||
Height (cm) | 177 | – |
Body weight (kg) | 83.7 | 78.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 | 25.4 |
Body fat (%) | 24.4 | 25.8 |
Resting metabolic rate | ||
VO2 (ml/min) | 249 | 265 |
VCO2 (ml/min) | 239 | 236 |
RER | 0.95 | 0.89 |
Blood chemistry | ||
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 238 | 257 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 157 | 144 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 219 | 141 |
Glucose (mg/dl | 74 | 74 |
Blood pressure | ||
Brachial SBP (mmHg) | 114 | 114 |
Brachial DBP (mmHg) | 74 | 75 |
Brachial PP (mmHg) | 40 | 39 |
Carotid SBP (mmHg) | 95 | 98 |
Carotid PP (mmHg) | 29 | 31 |
Cardiac function | ||
Heart rate (bpm) | 70 | 63 |
PEP (ms) | 83 | 92 |
ET (ms) | 285 | 272 |
ET/PEP | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Heart rate and blood pressure variability | ||
LF power RRI | 27133 | 23963 |
HF power RRI | 9102 | 7852 |
Total power RRI | 57867 | 90684 |
LF power SBP | 326 | 396 |
HF power SBP | 45 | 118 |
Total power SBP | 1022 | 1029 |
Arterial function | ||
cfPWV (cm/s) | 824 | 949 |
faPWV (cm/s) | 960 | 1030 |
baPWV (cm/s) | 1344 | 1489 |
Ankle-brachial index | 1.12 | 1.13 |
FMD (%) | 10.8 | 11.6 |
Normalized FMD (%) | 4.1 | 3.9 |
CS compliance (mm2/mmHg) | 0.17 | 0.13 |
β-stiffness index (U) | 4.46 | 5.51 |