Why the study?
Does prolonged sitting elicit different cardiovascular responses in men compared to women?
Population
20 individuals (10 men and 10 women)
Comparison
Prolonged sitting (2 hours) vs Supine position
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2 hours
Authors
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Sex differences in sitting hemodynamics may guide targeted orthostatic research; leaves open whether findings warrant sex-specific clinical guidance.
Does prolonged sitting elicit different cardiovascular responses in men compared to women?
Men exhibit a more pronounced cardiovascular response to prolonged orthostatic stress (sitting) than women, characterized by elevated mean arterial pressure and total peripheral resistance.
Gotshall et al. (1994) studied this question.
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