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 |
30Â 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 |