Relation between derived cardiovascular indices, body surface area, and blood pressure/heart rate recovery among active and inactive Nigerian student

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Comparison of derived cardiovascular indices and body surface area among physically inactive and physically active subjects

Variables	Physically inactive (n=51)	Physically active (n=51)	t-value	F-value	p-value
BSA	1.83±0.16 m²	1.86±0.16	−0.92		0.36
Rest PP	40.87±7.30 mmHg	41.59±7.88 mmHg	−0.48		0.63
Peak PP	48.18±12.33mmHg	55.33±15.04 mmHg		6.96	0.01
Rec PP 1	42.59±8.53 mmHg	46.94±10.33 mmHg	−2.23		0.02
Rec PP 2	42.80±10.12mmHg	45.45±13.36 mmHg	−1.13		0.26
Rec PP3	40.73±7.69 mmHg	43.02±11.18 mmHg	−1.21		0.23
Rest MAP	83.93±9.59 mmHg	87.91±7.98 mmHg	−2.28		0.03
Peak MAP	90.73±12.99mmHg	97.21±11.33 mmHg		2.78	0.09
Rec MAP 1	85.47±12.77 mmHg	89.98±10.01 mmHg	−1.98		0.05
Rec MAP 2	81.21±11.87 mmHg	85.60±7.89 mmHg	−2.20		0.03
Rec MAP 3	80.52±9.23 mmHg	84.46±8.83 mmHg	−2.20		0.03
Rest RPP	8742.71±1496.31	7790.18±1131.59	3.63		0.00
Peak RPP	13983.78±2904.78	16558.35±2972.10		42.77	0.00
Rec RPP 1	11022.65±2306.70	11167.90±2313.85	−0.32		0.75
Rec RPP 2	10229.55±1948.09	10166.73±1816.80	0.17		0.86
Rec RPP 3	9679.02±1595.94	9380.43±1529.97	0.96		0.34

Rest PP Resting pulse pressure, peak PP Peak pulse pressure, rest MAP Resting mean arterial pressure, peak MAP Peak mean arterial pressure, rec PP1, 2, and 3, pulse pressure 1, 3, and 5 min after exercise; rec MAP 1, 2, 3, mean arterial pressure 1, 3, and 5 min after exercise; rec RPP 1, 2, 3, rate pressure product 1, 3 and 5 min after exercise; NS, p > 0.05 not significant; *, p < 0.05 significant; peak PP, MAP, and RPP are based on analysis of covariance test