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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the controls and TCC practitioners

From: Increased first and second pulse harmonics in Tai Chi Chuan practitioners

 

Control

TCC

P value

(n = 30)

(n = 30)

General Characteristics

Gender (M/F)

14/16

19/11

1.000

Age (year)

49.9 ± 9.4

53.6 ± 10.7

0.198

Height (cm)

163.7 ± 9.3

163.7 ± 10.1

0.790

Weight (kg)

63.9 ± 10.8

63.0 ± 12.2

0.813

BMI (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 2.6

23.4 ± 3.0

0.460

TCC age (year)

0

7.0 ± 8.2

NA

Baseline

SBP (mmHg)

119.3 ± 14.9

119.0 ± 12.7

0.947

DBP (mmHg)

68.7 ± 10.4

72.8 ± 8.9

0.089

MABP (mmHg)

85.6 ± 10.8

88.2 ± 9.1

0.258

PP (mmHg)

50.5 ± 11.6

46.2 ± 10.5

0.139

30 min after TCC

SBP (mmHg)

119.1 ± 14.4

114.6 ± 12.8

0.363

DBP (mmHg)

72.4 ± 9.9

72.1 ± 7.8

0.802

MABP (mmHg)

88.0 ± 10.7

86.3 ± 8.2

0.657

PP (mmHg)

46.7 ± 9.4

42.5 ± 11.0

0.098

  1. Data presented are Mean ± SD. SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; MABP mean arterial blood pressure; PP pulse pressure; NA not assessed