Resistance exercise with different volumes: blood pressure response and forearm blood flow in the hypertensive elderly

Figures & data

Table 1 Anthropometric, biochemical, and metabolic characteristics

	Hypertensive (n=10)
Age (years)	65.5±3
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.7±3
Glucose (mg/dL)	99±7
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	145±25
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	190±15
HDL (mg/dL)	50±5
LDL (mg/dL)	118±16
Drugs	Diuretics (n=10) IACE (n=10)

Note: Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; IACE, inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme.

Table 2 Hemodynamic characteristics of subjects

Baseline	CS	S1	S3	P
SBP (mmHg)	145±3	147±4	146±3	0.410
DBP (mmHg)	92±4	93±4	91±3	0.606
MBP (mmHg)	117±3	115±4	116±5	0.677
HR (bpm)	85±4	80±4	82±4	0.750
FBF (mL/kg/min)	2.87±0.42	3.11±0.57	3.27±0.35	0.314

Note: Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: CS, control session; S1, exercise with one set; S3, exercise with three sets; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MBP, mean blood pressure; FBF, forearm blood flow.

Figure 1 Post-exercise hypotension in control session (black), with one set (S1) and three sets (S3). Data are presented as mean and standard deviation.

Notes: *Means P<0.05 compared with the control session and ^#means P<0.05 compared with S1.
Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MBP, mean blood pressure.

Figure 2 Behavior of the forearm blood flow (FBF) and forearm vascular resistance (FVR) in the control and resistance exercise sessions (S1 and S3). Data are presented as mean and standard deviation.

Notes: *Means P<0.05 compared with the control session and ^†means P<0.05 compared with the session S1.