Auricular Acupressure Effect on Autonomic Responses Evoked by a Cold Pressor Test in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study

Table 4

Diastolic BP changes during the experiment.

Stage	Time	Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) median (IQR)				Comparison to basal DBP of each group
		Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 0	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 0
Basal	T10	66 (63–68)	69 (63–71)	67 (61–69)	70 (65–70)
CPT1	T25	78.5 (71–85)	79 (76–82)	81 (75–88)	87.5 (82.25–91.75)
	T28	69 (65–63)	77.5 (66–78)	70 (64–77)	74.5 (67.25–79.5)
AA	T42	67 (65–69)	66 (64–71)	65.5 (63–69)		0.8584	0.6949	0.7713
	T59	65 (63–69)	67 (65–72)	63.5 (61–69)		0.7583	0.5451	0.0563
CPT2	T60	77.5 (72–82)	77.5 (72–82)	80 (75–86)	87.5 (84.25–89.75)
	T63	70 (64–75)	70 (65–76)	70 (65–74)	74.5 (69.25–78)		0.0558	0.0536

DBP = diastolic blood pressure, IQR = interquartile range, AA = auricular acupressure, CPT1 = first cold pressor test, CPT2 = second cold pressor test. significantly different. Statistical test: t-test.