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Table 3 Hemodynamics and respiratory variables during baseline and fragrance inhalation of grapefruit essential oil in study 2

From: Increase in diastolic blood pressure induced by fragrance inhalation of grapefruit essential oil is positively correlated with muscle sympathetic nerve activity

 

BL

Inh-5 min

Inh-10 min

HR, beats/min

54.3 ± 7.4

53.8 ± 6.8

53.7 ± 7.0

SBP, mmHg

124 ± 15

126 ± 15

128 ± 3

MBP, mmHg

87 ± 13

89 ± 13

90 ± 12

DBP, mmHg

68 ± 12

70 ± 13

71 ± 12*

VE, L/min

8.5 ± 4.9

8.3 ± 4.6

8.3 ± 4.8

RR, breaths/min

14.2 ± 6.4

12.7 ± 6.7

13.4 ± 4.2

VO2, mL/min

285 ± 176

302 ± 175

290 ± 176

VCO2, mL/min

220 ± 136

227 ± 131

227 ± 139

RER

0.78 ± 0.06

0.76 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.06

  1. Values are means ± SD. Average data for 5 min of baseline (BL) and for the first (Inh-5 min) and last half (Inh-10 min) of fragrance inhalation are shown. *P < 0.05 vs. BL
  2. HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, VE minute ventilation, RR respiratory rate, VO2 oxygen consumption rate, VCO2 carbon dioxide production rate, RER respiratory exchange ratio
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences

ISSN: 1880-6562

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