Table 1: Blood pressure profiles pre and post DFPP sessions.
Characteristics | 1st DFPP | 2nd DFPP | 3rd DFPP |
SBP (mmHg) | |||
- Pre | 138 (130) | 138 (132) | 139 (134) |
- Post | 130 (116) | 137 (130) | 140 (123) |
p-value* | 0.017 | 0.176 | 0.684 |
DBP (mmHg) | |||
- Pre | 81 (74) | 81 (76) | 79 (76) |
- Post | 72 (65) | 80 (76) | 83 (80) |
p-value* | 0.31 | 0.173 | 0.027 |
MAP (mmHg) | |||
- Pre | 99 (18) | 102 (18) | 102 (10) |
- Post | 91 (26) | 100 (18) | 118 (19) |
p-value | 0.069 | 0.799 | 0.414 |
*= Mann Whitney U test, All data are expressed as median (IQR).
IQR: interquartile range; p < 0.05 is significant, SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure.
Significant drop in the serum fibrinogen was also documented post first and second sessions (p = 0.012 & p = 0.042).