A single consumption of curry improved postprandial endothelial function in healthy male subjects: a randomized, controlled crossover trial

Table 4 Vascular function and Systemic Hemodynamics

	Control		Curry			P values^a
Parameters	Fasting	Postprandial	Fasting	Postprandial	Meal effects	Interaction	Prandial effects
FMD (%)	5.8 ± 2.4	5.1 ± 2.3	5.2 ± 2.5	6.6 ± 2.0	0.20	< 0.001	0.25
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	110 ± 7	110 ± 10	111 ± 8	113 ± 7	0.07	0.57	0.33
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	73 ± 8	67 ± 7	75 ± 7	70 ± 7	0.07	0.32	< 0.001
Heart rate (beats/min)	60 ± 10	66 ± 11	59 ± 9	66 ± 10	0.56	0.55	< 0.001
Baseline arterial diameter (mm)	4.00 ± 0.47	4.12 ± 0.49	3.96 ± 0.47	4.02 ± 0.46	0.12	0.07	< 0.001
Peak hyperemic flow (%)	595 ± 259	536 ± 157	609 ± 217	571 ± 170	0.60	0.76	0.22

Values are means ± SD.
Abbreviations: FMD flow-mediated vasodilation.
^a P values were calculated by using two-way within subjects ANOVA (control/curry and fasting/postprandial).

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