Essential Oil Inhalation on Blood Pressure and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Prehypertensive and Hypertensive Subjects
Table 2
The effect of essential oil on home BP at 10 minutes after inhalation.
BP
Group
Pretest
Posttest
Difference (posttest and pretest)
Aromatherapy ()
132.3 ± 5.66
127.6 ± 5.70
−4.70 ± 1.93a
Systole
Placebo ()
133.3 ± 8.48
134.2 ± 8.86
0.97 ± 1.68b
79.689
<.001
Control ()
133.2 ± 6.92
133.8 ± 7.03
0.66 ± 2.01b
Aromatherapy ()
85.7 ± 5.44
84.5 ± 5.42
−1.21 ± 1.51a
Diastole
Placebo ()
83.8 ± 7.35
84.0 ± 8.03
0.22 ± 1.94b
5.007
.009
Control ()
85.0 ± 6.94
84.7 ± 7.13
−0.27 ± 1.64b
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; Different superscripts (a, or b) indicate a significant difference (Tukey’s test; ); BP: blood pressure.