Table 3: Comparison among pre-exercise, during and post exercise for abdominal curl n = 50.
Variables |
Mean + SD |
F |
P-value |
Systolic |
|
|
|
Pre |
115.68 ± 10.5a |
|
|
During |
121.74 ± 12.04b |
7.71 |
0.001** |
Post |
113.54 ± 9.76a |
|
|
Diastolic |
|
|
|
Pre |
73.00 ± 8.33c |
|
|
During |
73.68 ± 8.62c |
0.166 |
0.879 |
Post |
72.82 ± 6.45c |
|
|
Pulse Pressure |
|
|
|
Pre |
42.28 ± 9.88d |
|
|
During |
48.00 ± 11.0e |
6.60 |
0.002* |
Post |
40.72 ± 10.6d |
|
|
Pulse Rate |
|
|
|
Pre |
69.98 ± 8.47f |
|
|
During |
80.18 ± 10.7g |
13.87 |
0.000** |
Post |
72.90 ± 10.5f |
|
|
Breathing rate |
|
|
|
Pre |
16.6 ± 3.36 |
|
|
During |
18.82 ± 3.73 |
28.44 |
0.000** |
Post |
22.14 ± 3.95 |
|
|
Post hoc analysis using LSD,. Mean values with superscript of alphabet a,b,c --------j with the same superscript shows no significant difference, but mean values with different alphabet shows significant difference.