Table 2 Brachial artery characteristics at baseline and during the FMD response of participants divided into EECP and Sham groups (mean±s.d.)
EECP | Sham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | Two-way ANOVA | |
Baseline diameter (mm) | 4.28±0.37 | 4.11±0.34 | 4.10±0.67 | 4.21±0.41 | Time: F1, 16=0.102; P=0.754 Group: F1, 16=0.036; P=0.852 Interaction: F1, 16=2.283; P=0.150 |
Peak diameter (mm) | 4.57±0.36 | 4.58±0.21 | 4.51±0.71 | 4.57±0.44 | Time: F1, 16=0.824; P=0.377 Group: F1, 16=0.169; P=0.687 Interaction: F1, 16=0.712; P=0.411 |
Absolute change (mm) | 0.29±0.14a | 0.48±0.18a | 0.41±0.15 | 0.36±0.12 | Time: F1, 16=2.045; P=0.172 Group: F1, 16=0.847; P=0.371 Interaction: F1, 16=0.008; P=0.931 |
Peak SRAUC (s−1) | 3789±914 | 3851±1005 | 4155±1132 | 3604±571 | Time: F1, 16=1.620; P=0.221 Group: F1, 16=0.023; P=0.883 Interaction: F1, 16=2.542; P=0.130 |
%FMD/SRAUC (103) | 1.90±0.87a | 2.80±1.18a | 2.60±1.32 | 2.50±1.06 | Time: F1, 16=2.289; P=0.150 Group: F1, 16=0.196; P=0.664 Interaction: F1, 16=3.652; P=0.074 |
