Effect of acupuncture and instruction on physiological recovery from maximal exercise: a balanced-placebo controlled trial

Table 3 Trend analyses p-values

Comparison	HR		SBP		DBP		VO₂		RR		BL
Comparison	Linear	Quadratic	Linear	Quadratic	Linear	Quadratic	Linear	Quadratic	Linear	Quadratic	Linear	Quadratic
Treatment vs. No treatment	0.819	0.644	0.669	0.856	0.456	0.760	0.720	0.531	0.524	0.906	0.601	0.496
Real acupuncture vs. Placebo acupuncture	0.246	0.807	0.840	0.719	0.770	0.516	0.919	0.954	0.432	0.627	0.985	0.716
Hi- expectancy vs. Lo- expectancy	0.747	0.734	0.879	0.846	0.657	0.979	0.403	0.403	0.620	0.264	0.894	0.319
Group interaction	0.056	0.904	0.566	0.832	0.731	0.822	0.846	0.948	0.312	0.713	0.182	0.288

HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, VO2 volume of oxygen consumption, RR respiratory rate, RER respiratory exchange ratio, BL blood lactate

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