Nitric Oxide and Decreases in Resistance Exercise Blood Pressure With Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Individuals

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  FIGURE 1. Blood pressure and heart rate before and after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period. Values are means (SEs). ∗P < 0.05 vs. before intervention in the same group. Open symbols, before intervention; closed symbols, after intervention; triangles, control group; circles, training group. 20%, an arm curl exercise at 20% of the one-repetition maximum (1RM); 40%, the exercise at 40% 1RM.

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  FIGURE 2. Plasma concentrations of nitrite/nitrate (end products of nitric oxide) before and after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period. Values are means (SEs).

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  FIGURE 3. Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (an index of arterial stiffness) before and after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period. Values are means (SEs).

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  FIGURE 4. Relationship between changes in plasma concentrations of nitrite/nitrate (NOx, end products of nitric oxide) before versus after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period and changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP). Partial correlation analysis adjusted for age and body mass index. ∗P < 0.05. 20%, an arm curl exercise at 20% of the one-repetition maximum (1RM); 40%, the exercise at 40% 1RM.

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  FIGURE 5. Relationship between changes in plasma concentrations of nitrite/nitrate (NOx, end products of nitric oxide) before versus after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period and changes in brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV, an index of arterial stiffness). Partial correlation analysis adjusted for age and body mass index. ∗P < 0.05.

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  FIGURE 6. Relationship between changes in brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV, an index of arterial stiffness) before versus after a 6-week aerobic exercise intervention period and changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP). Partial correlation analysis adjusted for age and body mass index.∗P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.005; ∗∗∗P < 0.0005. 20%, an arm curl exercise at 20% of the one-repetition maximum (1RM); 40%, the exercise at 40% 1RM.