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January 1, 1996AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Gender does not influence sympathetic neural reactivity to stress in healthy humans

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Why the study?

Does gender influence sympathetic neural reactivity, cardiovascular, and catecholamine responses to laboratory stressors in healthy adults?

Population

37 healthy adults (20 males, 17 females), age 20-42 years

Comparison

Exposure to three laboratory stressors… vs Comparison between male and female responses

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PJP. P. JonesUniversity of Colorado HospitalMSMaximilian SpraulDiabetes AustraliaKMKathleen S. MattJanssen (United States)

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Implication

Sympathetic reactivity to stressors shows no consistent gender differences in healthy adults; leaves open influences in disease states or other stressors.

Structured PICO

Does gender influence sympathetic neural reactivity, cardiovascular, and catecholamine responses to laboratory stressors in healthy adults?

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Population
37 healthy adults (20 males, 17 females), age 20-42 years
I
Intervention
Exposure to three laboratory stressors: isometric handgrip, cold pressor, and mental arithmetic
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Comparator
Comparison between male and female responses
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Outcome
Change from rest in skeletal muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), plasma catecholamines, heart rate, blood pressure, and perceived stresssurrogate

Gender does not consistently influence stress-evoked sympathetic neural excitation and associated blood pressure increases in healthy adults.

Cite This Study

Jones et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a214dfaf6aa648d3a57dc4dhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.1.h350
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