TABLE 3

Mean Physiologic Parameters

ParameterPCaffeine consumersNon–caffeine consumers
Arrhythmia0.899534%36%
Resting HR (bpm)0.049768.76 (12.32)76.82 (15.71)
Peak HR (bpm)0.031496.52 (16.72)108.00 (13.93)
HR response (bpm)0.458727.77 (13.80)31.18 (18.73)
BP response0.365931% hyper/22% hypo20% hyper/10% hypo
Atrial fibrillation0.35533%9%
Hypotension0.538797%91%
Systolic BP response (mm Hg)0.767110.12 (23.10)7.90 (14.37)
Diastolic BP response (mm Hg)0.04680.24 (10.46)−7.20 (16.06)
Rest systolic BP (mm Hg)0.4453134.72 (19.89)129.70 (17.19)
Rest diastolic BP (mm Hg)0.721077.54 (13.14)79.10 (11.88)
Peak systolic BP (mm Hg)0.3517144.84 (27.28)136.91 (18.82)
Peak diastolic BP (mm Hg)0.243877.79 (14.72)72.27 (14.83)
  • HR = heart rate; bpm = beats per minute; BP = blood pressure; hyper = hypertensive blood pressure response; hypo = hypotensive blood pressure response.

  • Data in parentheses are SD.