How does an athlete’s heart react to studying at university?

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Table 2.

Changes in HR and arterial blood pressure before and after mental load and local muscular activity

Group	HR (bpm)			Systolic blood pressure, mmHg			Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
Group	Before	Cognitive test	Local load	Before	Cognitive test	Local load	Before	Cognitive test	Local load
Athletes	65.2± 2.2	67.4± 2.9	82± 2.9^*	102± 2.3	107± 3.1	129± 3.1^*	70±1.8	72±1.9	85±1.9^*
Non-athletes	68.5±1.9	70±2.9	83±1.0^*	103.7±4.4	108±2.8	127±1.4^*	70.6±1.5	73.7±1.4	78±1.4^*

Note: * significant differences compared to the initial data; at р<0.05.

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