Effects of needs-based education for prenatal anxiety in advanced multiparas: a randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Comparisons of blood pressure and heart rate

Parameters	Intervention group (n = 43)				Control group (n = 43)				Pre-test		Post-test
Parameters	Pre-test	Post-test	t	P	Pre-test	Post-test	t	P	t	P	t	P
SBP	113.23 ± 9.28	108.91 ± 10.59	2.06^a	0.04	112.85 ± 10.08	116.75 ± 9.34	−1.86^a	0.06	−0.18^b	0.791	3.64^b	<0.001
DBP	72.15 ± 7.70	76.79 ± 8.48	−2.66^a	0.009	72.27 ± 7.14	77.60 ± 8.29	−3.19^a	0.002	0.07^b	0.995	0.44^b	0.691
HR	79.06 ± 8.86	75.09 ± 9.30	2.04^a	0.04	78.64 ± 7.80	80.23 ± 10.39	−0.80^a	0.42	−0.23^b	0.819	2.39^b	0.016

SBP, DEP and HR refer to the systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate, respectively
^a Paired sample t test
^b Two sample t test

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