Table 3

Reproducibility of blood pressure and heart rate recorded in prone posture on two different days; N = 15.


Prone Day 1
Prone Day 2
ICC

MAP (mmHg)
87 ± 9.7
86 ± 9.8
0.13
SYS (mmHg)
130 ± 11.2
129 ± 9.8
0.25
DIA (mmHg)
70 ± 9.4
70 ± 8.7
0.062
HR (bpm)
65 ± 11.5
63 ± 11.4
0.86*

Expressed as mean ± SD; ICC = Intraclass correlation coefficient, DIA = diastolic blood pressure, HR = heart rate, MAP = mean arterial pressure, SYS = systolic blood pressure, bpm = beats per minute, * = good reproducibility (ICC > 0.75).

Watanabe et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007 15:19   doi:10.1186/1746-1340-15-19