Table 2 Changes in hormones and cardiovascular parameters by HUT
From: Arterial blood pressure response to head-up tilt test and orthostatic tolerance in nurses
Variable | Nurse | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre−HUT (a) | End of HUT (b) | Increment (b–a) | Pre−HUT (c) | End of HUT (d) | Increment (d–c) | |
Adrenaline (pg/ml) | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 48.7 ± 5.8* | 24.9 ± 3.5† | 31.5 ± 7.1 | 75.3 ± 13.4* | 43.8 ± 7.0 |
Noradrenaline (pg/ml) | 139.3 ± 19.2 | 380.3 ± 32.8* | 241.0 ± 25.4† | 174.7 ± 28.2 | 352.2 ± 34.2* | 177.5 ± 18.2 |
Renin (pg/ml) | 7.5 ± 0.89 | 8.1 ± 1.5* | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 7.8 ± 0.6* | 0.7 ± 0.3 |
Vasopressin (pg/ml) | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 3.9 ± 0.8* | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.3* | 1.1 ± 0.3 |
HR (bpm) | 67.8 ± 2.6 | 81.9 ± 3.4 | 65.8 ± 3.7 | 77.2 ± 4.2 | ||
SBP (mmHg) | 125 ± 4.7 | 142.7 ± 4.7 | 131.5 ± 6.3 | 140.7 ± 6.3 | ||
DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 5.8 | 100.7 ± 4.9 | 88.7 ± 5.9 | 104.1 ± 5.1 | ||