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Table 3 Cardiorespiratory data of both groups (participants at risk and those not at risk)

From: Cardiopulmonary health indices and diabetes risk scores in undergraduate students of a private university in Nigeria

Variable

Participants at risk (n = 7)

Participants not at risk (n = 18)

P value

Systolic blood pressure before (mmHg)

120 ± 6.26

119.6 ± 2.22

0.948

Systolic blood pressure after (mmHg)

132.6 ± 3.66

135.9 ± 3.41

0.517

Diastolic blood pressure before (mmHg)

68.9 ± 3.45

74.9 ± 2.55

0.185

Diastolic blood pressure after (mmHg)

68 ± 4.97

73.4 ± 2.61

0.231

Heart rate before (BPM)

82.7 ± 3.80

78.2 ± 2.60

0.349

Heart rate after (BPM)

118.6 ± 3.80

114.3 ± 5.47

0.755

Oxygen consumption before (mmHg)

97.4 ± 0.46

97 ± 0.498

0.963

Oxygen consumption after (mmHg)

97.1 ± 0.55

97.3 ± 0.463

0.854

Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 max)

25.1 ± 4.05

30.5 ± 4.62

0.385

  1. n number of participants
  2. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. There was no significant difference in Systolic and diastolic blood pressures, heart rates, Oxygen consumption and VO2 max of both groups of students