Table 1

Demographic characteristics and baseline blood pressure and blood flow velocities in MCAs

Group
Normotensive
Hypertensive
Stroke

Men/Women
9/6
8/12
5/10
Age (yrs)
40.2 ± 2.0
49.9 ± 2.0
53.1 ± 1.6**
Race W/AA
14/1
15/5
14/1
Stroke side, R/L
--
--
4/11
Baseline values



mean BP (mm Hg)
84.2 ± 2.2
102.1 ± 3.0
97.2 ± 2.4***
mean BFV MCAR (cm/s)
53.1 ± 3.4
60.7 ± 3.7
59.5 ± 4.3
mean BFV MCAL (cm/s)
53.0 ± 4.3
58.5 ± 3.5
57.2 ± 3.8
EtCO2 (mm Hg)
37.5 ± 1.9
35.4 ± 1.3
36.2 ± 1.1

Demographic characteristics, age and baseline values (mean ± SE, ** p < 0.003, p < 0.0001), gender and race (W = white, AA = African American) and the stroke side (R/L = right/left), BP = mean blood pressure, BFV = mean blood flow velocity in the right (MCAR) and left (MCAL) middle cerebral artery, EtCO2 = end tidal carbon dioxide

Novak et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2004 3:39   doi:10.1186/1475-925X-3-39