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Table 3 Baseline and absolute changes in mean blood pressure and heart rate during mental stress before and after a high-fat meal in individuals with the Glu27Glu and Gln27Gln β2-adrenoceptor gene.

From: A high-fat meal impairs muscle vasodilatation response to mental stress in humans with Glu27 β2-adrenoceptor polymorphism

  

Mental Stress

  

Baseline

1 min

2 min

3 min

  

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

MBP (mm Hg)

Glu27Glu

92 ± 3

89 ± 2

4 ± 3

7 ± 2*

7 ± 2*

10 ± 2*

9 ± 1*

8 ± 3*

 

Gln27Gln

93 ± 2

90 ± 3

5 ± 2

6 ± 2*

7 ± 2*

9 ± 2*

9 ± 2*

9 ± 2*

HR (beats/min)

Glu27Glu

69 ± 4

73 ± 4

9 ± 2*

6 ± 3*

12 ± 2*

7 ± 2*

13 ± 2*

6 ± 3*

 

Gln27Gln

66 ± 1

72 ± 2

8 ± 1*

7 ± 1*

11 ± 2*

7 ± 2*

11 ± 2*

6 ± 1*

  1. MBP = mean blood pressure; HR = heart rate. Values are mean ± SEM. *Significant difference vs. baseline, P < 0.05.