| Young (< 55 years) | Aged (> 55 years) |  |
---|---|---|---|
Men n = 139 | − 2 mmHg (n = 11) [60] − 6 mmHg (n = 8) [55] 0 mmHg (n = 11) [58] − 4 mmHg (n = 14) [59] − 9 mmHg (n = 9) [54] − 5 mmHg (n = 13) [40] | −7 mmHg (n = 6) [45] − 2 mmHg (n = 12) [51] − 2.2 mmHg (n = 10) [39] − 12 mmHg (n = 12) [46] − 2 mmHg (n = 11) [47] − 7 mmHg (n = 14) [53] + 1 mmHg (n = 8) [42] | Weighted mean (young and aged men): − 4.43 mmHg |
Weighted mean: − 4.12 mmHg (n = 66) | Weighted mean: − 4.71 mmHg (n = 73) |  | |
Women n = 104 | −6 mmHg (n = 12) [38] − 6 mmHg (n = 11) [38] − 3 mmHg (n = 3) [55] − 6 mmHg (n = 11) [54] + 16 mmHg (n = 1) [42] − 3 mmHg (n = 13) [40] | 0 mmHg (n = 13) [39] − 9 mmHg (n = 6) [45] − 13 mmHg (n = 4) [46] − 15 mmHg (n = 2) [47] − 11 mmHg (n = 11) [53] − 5.2 mmHg (n = 17) [49] | Weighted mean (young and aged women): − 5.59 mmHg |
Weighted mean: − 4.63 mmHg (n = 51) | Weighted mean: − 6.52 mmHg (n = 53) |  | |
Men + women n = 222 (at least 96 women) | − 13 mmHg (n = 8) [57] − 9.5 mmHg (n = 10) [57] − 4.04 mmHg (n = 10, 4 women) [61] *sham − 5.62 mmHg (n = 10, 4 women) [61] − 9.87 mmHg (n = 30, 14 women) [36] − 3 mmHg (n = 9) [56] − 4.9 mmHg (n = 12, 6 women) [44] − 5.5 mmHg (n = 18, 8 women) [52] | − 1.9 mmHg (n = 11, 4 women) [48] − 19 mmHg (n = 9, 4 women) [43] − 7 mmHg (n = 18, 11 women) [41] − 2 mmHg (n = 20, 12 women) [41] *sham − 13 mmHg (n = 10, 2 women) [37] 0 mmHg (n = 24, 15 women) [50] + 1.4 mmHg (n = 23, 12 women) [50] *sham |  |
Weighted mean: −7.26 mmHg (n = 107) | Weighted mean: − 3.96 mmHg (n = 115) |  | |
Weighted mean (young men and women): −5.73 mmHg | Weighted mean (aged men and women): − 4.75 mmHg |  |