Effect of the dietary supplement Meltdown on catecholamine secretion, markers of lipolysis, and metabolic rate in men and women: a randomized, placebo controlled, cross-over study

Table 2 Hemodynamic data for men and women consuming Meltdown^® and placebo in a randomized cross-over design.

Variable	Sex	Pre	1 hr	2 hr	3 hr	4 hr	5 hr	6 hr
HR (bpm) Meltdown ^®	Men	54 ± 3	54 ± 3	62 ± 7	59 ± 4	63 ± 4	62 ± 3	60 ± 2
HR (bpm) Placebo	Men	56 ± 4	53 ± 3	53 ± 3	51 ± 3	60 ± 2	57 ± 2	54 ± 3
HR (bpm) Meltdown ^®	Women	61 ± 4	56 ± 3	61 ± 4	61 ± 4	61 ± 3	65 ± 6	59 ± 3
HR (bpm) Placebo	Women	62 ± 4	57 ± 3	56 ± 4	57 ± 4	59 ± 4	59 ± 4	56 ± 3
SBP (mmHg) Meltdown ^®	Men	118 ± 2	128 ± 3	131 ± 5	132 ± 4	131 ± 3	128 ± 3	126 ± 3
SBP (mmHg) Placebo	Men	117 ± 3	117 ± 4	115 ± 2	116 ± 3	123 ± 2	117 ± 2	117 ± 3
SBP (mmHg) Meltdown ^®	Women	104 ± 3	110 ± 2	114 ± 3	116 ± 3	112 ± 3	109 ± 2	109 ± 2
SBP (mmHg) Placebo	Women	104 ± 2	103 ± 2	107 ± 3	105 ± 2	107 ± 2	102 ± 2	104 ± 2
DBP (mmHg) Meltdown ^®	Men	74 ± 2	74 ± 2	74 ± 2	78 ± 2	71 ± 3	74 ± 3	72 ± 3
DBP (mmHg) Placebo	Men	69 ± 2	71 ± 2	69 ± 2	68 ± 2	67 ± 2	65 ± 2	67 ± 2
DBP (mmHg) Meltdown ^®	Women	64 ± 2	68 ± 2	71 ± 2	71 ± 2	66 ± 2	69 ± 1	69 ± 2
DBP (mmHg) Placebo	Women	69 ± 2	68 ± 2	68 ± 2	66 ± 2	65 ± 2	61 ± 2	63 ± 2

Data are mean ± SEM.
Condition effect for heart rate (p = 0.01); Condition × time (p = 0.03) and sex (p < 0.0001) effect for systolic blood pressure; Condition × time (p = 0.05) and sex (p < 0.0001) effect for diastolic blood pressure.
HR-heart rate; SBP-systolic blood pressure; DBP-diastolic blood pressure

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