Forty healthy University women(mean age 21) were examined for their postprandial blood pressure and heart rate affected by meal and meal plus coffee consumption during two consecutive years. The results obtained were statistically analysed by Chi-Squr...
Forty healthy University women(mean age 21) were examined for their postprandial blood pressure and heart rate affected by meal and meal plus coffee consumption during two consecutive years. The results obtained were statistically analysed by Chi-Squre(contingency table) test.
Coffee(caffeine) is known as a pressor agent and to increase blood pressure in elderly subjects. However, in healthy elderly subjects conflicting results have been reported on the effects of coffee on postpramdial blood pressure changes.
In this report, healthy young subjects who consumed 2-tsp/meal brought about slightly low blood pressure without statistical significance (p>0.05).
In the heart rate, some decreased rates were observed for the coffee/meal treatment. A significant result from the present study investigated was a small amount of coffee consumption after meal contributed to reduce heart rate so as to induce emotional stabilization of young healthy University women.