Table 3 Mean values ± standard deviations of blood flow in the intervention and control groups at the baseline and at the eight-week follow-up examinations
Baseline | Follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | p value | Intervention | Control | p value | |
Total participants | ||||||
Number | 28 | 30 | 27 | 30 | ||
Blood flow before bathing, PU | 81.9 ± 44.5 | 78.8 ± 52.8 | 0.82 | 102.1 ± 60.3 | 101.5 ± 64.9 | 0.97 |
Blood flow 1 min after bathing, PU | 50.7 ± 23.0 | 47.6 ± 23.2 | 0.61 | 59.1 ± 27.2 | 61.1 ± 37.3 | 0.82 |
Blood flow 10 min after bathing, PU | 91.8 ± 85.0 | 51.0 ± 46.3 | 0.03 | 107.8 ± 71.4 | 80.1 ± 75.2 | 0.16 |
Percentage recovery of blood flow after 10 min, % | 13.3 | −27.8 | 0.07 | 17.2 | −28.2 | 0.007 |
Participants without percentage recovery of peripheral blood flow >300% at the baseline (sensitivity analysis) | ||||||
Number | 26 | 30 | 25 | 30 | ||
Blood flow before bathing, PU | 84.0 ± 45.1 | 78.8 ± 52.8 | 0.70 | 103.9 ± 62.3 | 101.5 ± 64.9 | 0.89 |
Blood flow 1 min after bathing, PU | 51.0 ± 23.1 | 47.6 ± 23.2 | 0.59 | 59.6 ± 27.9 | 61.1 ± 37.3 | 0.87 |
Blood flow 10 min after bathing, PU | 80.7 ± 75.1 | 51.0 ± 46.3 | 0.08 | 109.2 ± 73.6 | 80.1 ± 75.2 | 0.16 |
Percentage recovery of blood flow after 10 min, % | −13.1 | −27.8 | 0.29 | 17.7 | −28.2 | 0.008 |