Influence of sex on sympathetic vasomotor outflow responses to passive leg raising in young individuals

Table 1 Cardiovascular variables during the PLR test

	Groups	PLR test (angle)					Two-way RM ANOVA
	Groups	Baseline, 0º	10º	20º	30º	40º	Two-way RM ANOVA
HR (beats/min)	Males	61.0 ± 1.6	61.0 ± 2.1	60.7 ± 1.8	61.2 ± 1.6	61.0 ± 1.5	Group: F = 0.2, P = 0.471 Angle: F = 1.2, P = 0.314 Group × Angle: F = 0.9, P = 0.471
HR (beats/min)	Females	60.2 ± 1.5	60.7 ± 1.5	59.5 ± 1.4	60.1 ± 1.5	59.0 ± 1.3
SAP (mmHg)	Males	123.1 ± 2.2	122.3 ± 2.5	122.9 ± 2.4	123.0 ± 2.1	123.9 ± 2.1	Group: F = 4.9, P = 0.041 Angle: F = 1.1, P = 0.364 Group × Angle: F = 1.7, P = 0.155
SAP (mmHg)	Females	114.4 ± 2.3^†	117.8 ± 2.2^†	117.6 ± 2.2^†	114.4 ± 2.6^†	116.3 ± 2.3^†
DAP (mmHg)	Males	66.9 ± 1.7	67.7 ± 1.9	66.2 ± 2.4	67.0 ± 2.5	68.2 ± 1.8	Group: F = 2.3, P = 0.149 Angle: F = 1.4, P = 0.229 Group × Angle: F = 1.1, P = 0.379
DAP (mmHg)	Females	62.8 ± 1.4	63.6 ± 1.4	64.5 ± 1.3	62.4 ± 1.6	64.5 ± 1.2
MAP (mmHg)	Males	85.7 ± 1.6	85.9 ± 1.7	85.1 ± 2.1	85.7 ± 2.1	86.8 ± 1.6	Group: F = 4.5, P = 0.048 Angle: F = 1.6, P = 0.176 Group × Angle: F = 1.1, P = 0.388
MAP (mmHg)	Females	80.0 ± 1.4^†	81.7 ± 1.4^†	81.7 ± 1.3^†	79.8 ± 1.8^†	81.8 ± 1.3^†

Values are mean ± SE. HR, heart rate; SAP, systolic arterial blood pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure
^†P < 0.05 vs. Males

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